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tektite

noun

  1. glassy body formed by a meteorite impact
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).

  1. A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.
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