lechatelierite
[ luh-shaht-l-eer-ahyt ]
/ ləˌʃɑt lˈɪər aɪt /
noun
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica formed by the fusion by heat of silica and found in fulgurites.
Origin of lechatelierite
1915–20; < French, after H.-L.
Le Châtelier (1850–1936), French chemist; see
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