pseudotachylite
(also pseudotachylyte) Geology
noun
A dark, fine-grained or glassy intrusive rock resembling tachylite that results from vitrification by frictional heat generated during dynamic metamorphism and typically occurs in faults and veins.
Origin
Early 20th century.
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