porcellanite

noun

por·​cel·​la·​nite

plural -s

: a hard dense siliceous rock having the appearance of unglazed porcelain on fresh fractures

Word History

Etymology

German porzellanit, from porzellan porcelain (from Italian porcellana) + -it -ite

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