pseudotachylyte

pseudotachylyte
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pseud- + tachylyte
: a rock consisting of glass in which are included numerous fragments of the adjacent rock and which is supposed to have been formed by the partial fusion of crush breccia or mylonite

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  • pseudotachylyte — noun A glassy rock associated with seismic faults …   Wiktionary

  • pseudotachylyte — pseu·do·tachylyte …   English syllables

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