buchite

noun

buch·​ite

ˈbüˌkīt

plural -s

: a vitreous metamorphic rock produced by the contact action of basalt or by friction metamorphism

Word History

Etymology

German buchit, from Baron Christian L. von Buch †1853 German mineralogist + German -it -ite

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