diaplectic
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛktɪk
Adjective[edit]
diaplectic (not comparable)
- (mineralogy) Formed into a glassy state by shock transformation without melting.
- 1992, “Terrestrial Impact Craters Glossary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]:
- diaplectic glass — A natural glass formed by shock transformation from any of several minerals without melting. It is found only in association with meteorite impact craters and crater ejecta.