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rizalite Geol.|riːˈzɑːlaɪt| [f. Rizal, the name of a province of central Luzon in the Philippines (named after Dr. José Rizal (1861–96), Philippine patriot) + -ite1.] Any tektite of the type characteristically found in the neighbourhood of Manila.
1928H. O. Beyer Philippine Tektites (1961) i. 21 Since..our Luzon material cannot be properly classed as either Billitonite or Australite..I am proposing the name rizalite as a temporary designation for it. 1937Mineral. Abstr. VI. 403 A popular account is given of the tektites (‘rizalites’), mostly from Rizal province, which are spherical or cylindrical. 1940Pop. Astron. XLVIII. 44 Rizalites (pitted spheroids, ovals, and cylindrical forms being most characteristic). Ibid. 45 The most typical Rizalites occur only in Luzon, although a few similar, pitted specimens are known from Borneo and Java. |