indochiniten.
/ɪndəʊˈtʃʌɪnʌɪt/ Geology.
Any tektite from the tektite field of Indo-China.
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moldavite1896
australite1909
billitonite1909
rizalite1928
javaite1938
indochinite1940
malaysianite1940
philippinite1951
javanite1957
1940 Pop. Astron. XLVIII. 44 The most typical indochinite specimens occur in South China and northern and central Indo-China.
1961 Sci. Amer. Nov. 63/1 Those [tektites] from Java, Indo-China and the Philippines are designated javaites, indochinites and philippinites respectively.
1964 Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta XXVIII. 761 Rhenium and osmium abundances have been determined in two australites, two javaites, one philippinite, two indochinites, two moldavites and one bediasite.
1969 New Scientist 30 Oct. 237/1 We obtain an age of the order of 0·7 m.y. for an indochinite.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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