pseudotachylite

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pseudotachylite

Alternative forms edit

pseudotachylyte

Etymology edit

pseudo- +‎ tachylite

Noun edit

pseudotachylite (plural pseudotachylites)

(mineralogy) A dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults

Derived terms edit

pseudotachylitic

Translations edit

a dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults

Finnish: pseudotakyliitti
Irish: bréagthacailít f

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