shocked quartzes

A form of shocked quartz — A form of quartz with an unusual microscopic structure that has been deformed along planes inside the crystal by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature; generally produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shocked quartz
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