Rhyolite is the most silica-rich of volcanic rocks. It is generally glassy or fine-grained in texture, but may be porphyritic, containing larger mineral crystals in an otherwise fine-grained groundmas
QAPF diagram with rhyolite field highlighted
Rhyolite beach on Lake Superior
Level Mountain is a large volcanic complex in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located 50 kilometres north-northwest of Telegraph Creek and 60 km west of Dease Lake on the Nahl
Satellite image of Level Mountain (middle-right) and Heart Peaks (upper-left corner). This image is approximately 80 km (50 mi) east–west.
The Stikine River drains Level Mountain via tributaries that flow adjacent to the mountain.
A U-shaped valley of Level Mountain with extensive elevated plateau in the foreground
Satellite image of Level Mountain showing its gently sloping surface