ləˌshäd. ə lˈiˌrīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: French lechateliérite, from Henry-Louis Le Châtelier died 1936 French chemist + English -ite
: a mineral SiO 2 consisting of a vitreous or glassy silica formed naturally by the melting of quartz sand as a result of lightning or occasionally the heat of impact of meteorites