💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rock glass"
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| Word | Definition |
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| rockglassnoun | Alternative spelling of rock glass. [(chemistry, mining, geology) Metastable glass of volcanic or dyke origin.] |
| rock-glassnoun | Alternative spelling of rock glass. [(chemistry, mining, geology) Metastable glass of volcanic or dyke origin.] |
| volcanic glassnoun | A natural glass produced by the cooling of molten lava, or a liquid fraction of it, too rapidly to permit crystallization. |
| pitchstonenoun | (geology) a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma |
| obsidiannoun | (mineralogy) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes. |
| metavolcanicsnoun | (geology) metavolcanic rocks |
| vitrophyrenoun | A porphyritic variety of volcanic glass. |
| volcanic ashnoun | (geology) Fragments of pulverized rock, minerals and volcanic glass created during a volcanic eruption. |
| lechatelieritenoun | (geology) A type of natural or artificial glass formed by the sudden melting of silica sand or sandstone by extreme heat (for instance, from a lightning strike, impact event, or nuclear explosion), followed by rapid cooling. |
| volcanic | Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes. |
| hyaloclastitenoun | (geology) A type of volcanic rock containing glassy clasts, that is, fragments. |
| neovolcanitenoun | (geology) A neovolcanic rock |
| maskelynitenoun | (mineralogy) A glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar. |
| glass-ceramicnoun | Relating to such a glass. |
| volcanitenoun | (obsolete) A volcanic rock |
| bohemian glassnoun | A variety of hard glass of fine quality (often remarkable for beauty of colour), originally and traditionally made in Bohemia, classically containing silica, lime, and potash rather than soda, and no lead. |
| rocknoun | A formation of minerals, specifically: |
| metasomatitenoun | (geology) A metasomatic rock. |
| quartz schistnoun | (geology) A metamorphosed schist composed mostly of quartz with some mica and/or tourmaline. |
| sideromelanenoun | (geology) A basaltic glass often found in palagonite tuff. |
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