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Tectonite

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tectonometamorphismnounA type of metamorphism involving tectonic forces and metamorphic changes.
tectonofaciesnoun(seismology) A body of tectonic rock with specific characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, etc.
tectitenounAlternative form of tektite. [A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.]
metatuffnounmetamorphosed tuff
tectotypenoun(taxonomy, biology, rare) A type specimen explicitly designated to show microscopic structure.
troctolitenoun(geology) A rare type of ultramafic intrusive rock, consisting primarily of olivine and calcic plagioclase
tephroidnoun(mineralogy) A variety of tephrite.
microtectitenounAlternative form of microtektite. [A microscopic tektite.]
tuffitenoun(petrology) A rock predominantly but not solely composed of pyroclastic fragments.
talcitenoun(mineralogy) A massive variety of talc.
metasomatitenoun(geology) A metasomatic rock.
metamorphic rocknoun(geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.
pseudotachylitenoun(mineralogy) A dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults
fenitenoun(mineralogy) A metasomatic rock often containing carbonatite intrusions
metatexitenoun(geology) A migmatite with pronounced parallel layering due to transposition and progressive deformation.
tonalitenoun(geology) An igneous, plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase.
tuffnoun(petrology) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.
tufanounCalcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such as a hot spring.
hypertufanounAn anthropic rock made from aggregates bonded with Portland cement, intended as a substitute for natural tufa.
tephritenoun(geology) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.

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