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vol·canic glass
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volcanic glassnoun
a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly
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volcanic glass
Volcanic glass is a type of rock formation that occurs when lava from a volcanic eruption cools and solidifies so rapidly that it prevents the formation of mineral crystals, resulting in a glass-like, often shiny and smooth substance. Obsidian is a common type of volcanic glass. It can have a range of colors, from black to clear, and can often contain trapped bubbles or mineral impurities, creating unique patterns and colors.
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Volcanic glass
Volcanic glass is the amorphous product of rapidly cooling magma. Like all types of glass, it is a state of matter intermediate between the close-packed, highly ordered array of a crystal and the highly disordered array of gas. Volcanic glass can refer to the interstitial, or matrix material in an aphanitic volcanic rock or can refer to any of several types of vitreous igneous rocks. Most commonly, it refers to obsidian, a rhyolitic glass with high silica content. Other types of volcanic glass include: ⁕Pumice, which is considered a glass because it has no crystal structure. ⁕Apache tears, a kind of nodular obsidian. ⁕Tachylite, a basaltic glass with relatively low silica content. ⁕Sideromelane, a less common form tachylyte. ⁕Palagonite, a basaltic glass with relatively low silica content. ⁕Hyaloclastite, a hydrated tuff-like breccia of sideromelane and palagonite. ⁕Pele's hair, threads or fibers of volcanic glass, usually basaltic. ⁕Pele's tears, tear-like drops of volcanic glass, usually basaltic. ⁕Limu o Pele, thin sheets and flakes of brownish-green to near-clear volcanic glass, usually basaltic.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of volcanic glass in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of volcanic glass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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