rizaliten.
/ˈrɪzəlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈrɪzəˌlaɪt/ Geology.
A tektite of the type characteristically found in Rizal province of the Philippines; a tektite from the strewn field of this region. Cf. philippinite n.
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moldavite1896
australite1909
billitonite1909
rizalite1928
javaite1938
indochinite1940
malaysianite1940
philippinite1951
javanite1957
1928 H. 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.
1940 Pop. Astron. 48 45 The most typical Rizalites occur only in Luzon, although a few similar, pitted specimens are known from Borneo and Java.
1958 Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 14 262 The following tektites were used for the investigation: moldavites, indochinites, and philippinites (rizalites).
1965 Adv. in Geophysics 11 42 Indochinites were most viscous and are therefore found as elongated drops; rizalites were of intermediate viscosity which produced spheroids, ellipsoids, and cylindrical forms.
2004 Jrnl. Non-crystalline Solids 337 37/1 (table) Rizalite. Rizal–Bulakan Region, Philippines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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