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"Volcanic glass"
Keywords:
obsidian
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lava
,
ahdos
,
groundmass
,
rapid
Related Terms:
Pumice
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Obsidian
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Cinder
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Conchoidal fracture
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Igneous
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Igneous rock
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Volcanic
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Scoria
,
Eruptive
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Ignimbrite
,
Tuff
,
Extrusive
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Intrusive
,
Igneous rocks
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Phenocrysts
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Xenolith
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Intrusive rock
,
Volcanic rock
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Extrusive rock
,
Phenocryst
,
Pyroclastic
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Pyroclastic rock
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Contact metamorphism
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Intrusion
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Plutonic rock
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Magma
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Volcaniclastic
,
Volcanic breccia
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Volcanic ash
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Porphyry
,
Diapir
,
Ash
,
Crystalline
,
Tephra
,
Lava
,
Rhyolite
,
Lapilli
,
Diatreme
,
Spherulite
,
Breccia
,
Clast
,
Granitic
,
Brecciated
,
Felsite
,
Basalt
,
Composite volcano
,
Volcanic eruption
,
Country rock
,
Volcanism
A amorphous product of the extremely rapid cooling of magma. It may constitute the whole rock (e.g., obsidian) or only part of a groundmass.
earthscape.org
a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly
wordnet.princeton.edu
See lava glass.
antiquecraft.co.uk
a natural glass produced by the rapid cooling of lava. [AHDOS
memphisgeology.org
Volcanic glass is another name for obsidian.
zoomschool.com
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