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hyaloclastite

hyaloclastite noun: a type of volcanic rock containing glassy clasts, that is, fragments.

Noun

hyaloclastite (countable and uncountable, plural hyaloclastites)

  1. A type of volcanic rock containing glassy clasts, that is, fragments.
    • Explosive cooling and the sedimentation of glassy fragments results in a rock with a characteristic speckly texture known as hyaloclastite.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 45

Forms of hyaloclastite

pluralhyaloclastites

Origin of hyaloclastite

From hyalo- + clast + -ite.

Questions about hyaloclastite

What does hyaloclastite mean?
Hyaloclastite means a type of volcanic rock containing glassy clasts, that is, fragments.
What part of speech is hyaloclastite?
Hyaloclastite is a noun.
What is the plural of hyaloclastite?
The plural of hyaloclastite is hyaloclastites.

Words near hyaloclastite in the dictionary

  1. hyalite
  2. hyalites
  3. hyalitis
  4. hyalo-
  5. hyaloclast
  6. hyaloclastite
  7. hyaloclastites
  8. hyaloclasts
  9. hyalocyte
  10. hyalocytes
  11. hyalodendrin

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