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Definition of Tachylyte
1. n. A vitreous form of basalt; -- so called because decomposable by acids and readily fusible.
Definition of Tachylyte
1. Noun. (geology) A black, vitreous basalt of volcanic origin ¹
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Definition of Tachylyte
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Medical Definition of Tachylyte
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tachylyte
Literary usage of Tachylyte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks and Guide to the Museum Collection by Lazarus Fletcher (1895)
"The gabbro, dolerite, basalt and tachylyte series. But we know, from experiment,
that different kinds of fused products differ considerably from one another ..."
2. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks by Lazarus Fletcher (1898)
"The gabbro, dolerite, basalt and tachylyte series. But we know, from experiment,
that different kinds of fused products differ considerably from one another ..."
3. Journal (1877)
"DOWN, IRELAND. By FRANK RUTLEY, EGS, HM Geological Survey. [Head, March 14, 1877.]
DETAILS respecting the mode of occurrence of this tachylyte have ..."
4. Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales by Geological Survey of New South Wales (1894)
"The tachylyte was found at the southern extremity, and at the foot of the hill,
... The average density of tachylyte is about 27, but is variable as the ..."
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