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tachylite::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | volcanic glass |
Examples of tachylite
tachylite
A second mode of occurrence of tachylite is in the form of lava flows.
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A third mode of occurrence of tachylite is as the margins and thin offshoots of dikes or sills of basalt, dolerite and diabase.
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These tachylite fragments, which are usually much decomposed by the oxidation and hydration of their ferrous compounds, have taken on a dark red color.
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Great caves are found where the crust has solidified and the liquid interior has subsequently flowed away, and stalactites and stalagmites of black tachylite adorn the roofs and floors.
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In these situations tachylite is rarely vesicular, but it often shows very pronounced fluxion banding accentuated by the presence of rows of spherulites that are visible as dark brown rounded spots.
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