💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tectite"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tektitenoun | A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts. |
| microtectitenoun | Alternative form of microtektite. [A microscopic tektite.] |
| microtektitenoun | A microscopic tektite. |
| tachylitenoun | Alternative form of tachylyte. [(geology) A black, vitreous basalt of volcanic origin.] |
| pseudotachylytenoun | Alternative form of pseudotachylite. [(mineralogy) A dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults] |
| javanitenoun | Synonym of javaite. |
| moldavitenoun | (geology) A substance formed by meteorite impact, a component of the tektites found across central Europe. |
| australitenoun | (mineralogy) A kind of tektite found in Australia. |
| tectonitenoun | (geology) A tectonically-deformed metamorphic rock |
| tephritenoun | (geology) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both. |
| javaitenoun | (mineralogy) A tektite found on and around the island of Java. |
| 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. |
| eklogitenoun | Alternative form of eclogite. [(petrology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.] |
| ophthalmitenoun | (zoology) An eyestalk. |
| fulguritenoun | Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material. |
| tectosilicatenoun | (mineralogy) Any of various silicate minerals, mostly aluminosilicates, with a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO₂ or a 1:2 ratio, making up the greater part of Earth's crust. |
| stuetzitenoun | Alternative form of stützite. [(mineralogy) A particular silver telluride mineral.] |
| datholitenoun | Alternative spelling of datolite. [(mineralogy) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO₄(OH).] |
| billitonitenoun | (mineralogy) A form of tektite from Southeast Asia. |
| plessitenoun | A meteorite texture consisting of a fine-grained mixture of the minerals kamacite and taenite, found in the octahedrite iron meteorites. |
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