shocked quartz
shocked quartz · shocked quartzes
A form of quartz with an unusual microscopic structure that has been deformed along…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Forms
plural: shocked quartzes| Singular | shocked quartz |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable