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impactite

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im⋅pact⋅ite

[im-pak-tahyt, im-pak-tahyt]
–noun
a glassy or crystalline material composed of slag and meteoric materials, produced by the impact of a meteorite striking the earth.

Origin:
1935–40; impact + -ite 1
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