English Explanatory Dictionary

maskelynite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.

Word forms

maskelynite maskelynites

Etymology

From Maskelyne + -ite, after Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne, British geologist.

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