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Tempestite

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thunderstonenounA stone or fossil thought to be, or be caused by, a thunderbolt striking the earth.
tidalitenoun(geology) A sediment deposited by tidal activity.
seismitenoun(geology) A sedimentary bed associated with seismic shaking
turbiditenoun(geology) Any sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current.
turbititenounAlternative form of turbidite. [(geology) Any sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current.]
tectonitenoun(geology) A tectonically-deformed metamorphic rock
corestonenounA rounded boulder formed in saprolite as the result of weathering.
stonenoun(uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
metasedimentnoun(petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
impactitenounAny rock created or modified by the impact of a meteorite.
microturbiditenoun(geology) A small-scale turbidite.
tuffitenoun(petrology) A rock predominantly but not solely composed of pyroclastic fragments.
tephranoun(geology) The solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that settles on the surrounding areas.
tuffnoun(petrology) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.
tectitenounAlternative form of tektite. [A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.]
diamictitenoun(geology) A sedimentary, calcareous conglomerate containing a mixture of particles; mixtite
sedimentarynounA rock of this kind.
meteoritenounA metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
sedimentnounA collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
metasomatitenoun(geology) A metasomatic rock.

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