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Answer for the clue "Very acid volcanic rock ", 8 letters:
rhyolite

Word definitions for rhyolite in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rhyolite \Rhy"o*lite\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -lite.] (Min.) A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure. -- Rhy`o*lit"ic ,, a.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rhyolite is an igneous , volcanic rock , of felsic ( silica -rich) composition (typically > 69% SiO—see the TAS classification ). It may have any texture from glassy to aphanitic to porphyritic . The mineral assemblage is usually quartz , sanidine and plagioclase ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context geology English) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. very acid volcanic rock

Usage examples of rhyolite.

Suhl, about forty miles to the east, to see igneous granites, rhyolites, and andesites, as well the copper mines of nearby Goldlauter.

If there's time, the students might venture as far as Suhl, about forty miles to the east, to see igneous granites, rhyolites, and andesites, as well the copper mines of nearby Goldlauter.

If there's time, the students might venture as far as Suhl , about forty miles to the east, to see igneous granites, rhyolites, and andesites, as well the copper mines of nearby Goldlauter.

Far from the silver soccer balls, Rhyolite was a complex microwave receiver the size of a minibus with a large dish-shaped antenna pointed at earth.