TACHYLITIC
əˌlaɪt noun Petrography.
a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and of a high luster.
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| a black basaltic glass often found on the edges of intrusions of basalt | |
| [C19: from German Tachylit, from | |
| tachylite or tachylite | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from German Tachylit, from | |
| tachylytic or tachylite | |
| —adj | |
| tachy'litic or tachylite | |
| —adj | |
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| tachylyte or tachylite (ˈtækɪˌlaɪt) | |
| —n | |
| a black basaltic glass often found on the edges of intrusions of basalt | |
| [C19: from German Tachylit, from | |
| tachylite or tachylite | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from German Tachylit, from | |
| tachylytic or tachylite | |
| —adj | |
| tachy'litic or tachylite | |
| —adj | |
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