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Definition of Tachylyte

Tachylyte
Tachylyte Tach"y*lyte, n. [Gr. tachy`s quick + ? to dissolve.] (Min.) A vitreous form of basalt; -- so called because decomposable by acids and readily fusible.

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- Tachylite (/ˈtækəlaɪt/ TAK-ə-lyte; also spelled tachylyte) is a form of basaltic volcanic gl****. This gl**** is formed naturally by the rapid cooling of...
- Tachylite (also spelled tachylyte), a basaltic gl**** with relatively low silica content. Sideromelane, a less common form of tachylyte. Palagonite, an alteration...
- cryptocrystalline groundm**** as distinguished from pure obsidian (felsic) or tachylyte (mafic), which are natural rock gl****es. Agate and onyx are examples of...
- A plutonic rock dominated by orthoclase feldspar; a type of granitoid Tachylyte – Form of basaltic volcanic gl****Pages displaying short descriptions of...
- large part be non-crystalline or gl****y (vitreous rocks such as obsidian, tachylyte, pitchstone). A common feature of gl****y rocks is the presence of rounded...
- Vredefort Impact Structure and was named due to its close resemblance to tachylyte, a basaltic gl****. Though pseudotachylyte is reported to have a gl****y...
- porphyry Ptygmatic (folding); see migmatite Quench textures; see obsidian, tachylyte or aphanitic Ra****vi texture Sandy Schistose; schistosity Seriate texture...
- they are not composed of rocks seen on the continents"; (2) "that the tachylytes dredged up from the Atlantic to the north of the Azores were in all probability...
- Pseudotachylite is a fault rock that has the appearance of the basaltic gl****, tachylyte. It is dark in color and has a gl****y appearance. It is generally found...