I defined glass in a previous post specifically as that which is formed from fuseing/melting silicates. Which is closest to your thrid definition of "glassy". This isn't a discussion of commercial applications of glass or philosophical ones. You missed the point of this whole arguement that technical literature defines fusion crust as containing glass -- the amorphous state of silicates. There is no manipulation of the terms by me. I quoted directly from the published definitions. I used your website in research btw.
Elton --- Eric Twelker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only problem here is that EMan has changed the > definition of "glassy" to make his argument work. Here is what Princeton says: > > Adjective > S: (adj) glassy (resembling glass in > smoothness and shininess and > slickness) "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the > pavement was...glassy with > water"- Willa Cather > S: (adj) glassy, glazed ((used of eyes) > lacking liveliness) "empty > eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over > with boredom" > S: (adj) glassy, vitreous, vitrified ((of > ceramics) having the > surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a > vitreous solution to it) > "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous > china used for plumbing > fixtures" > > I'll go with common sense on this one. Fusion crust > is the fused rind on > the outside of a meteorite. And people whose eyes > are "glassy" don't all have glass eyes. > > Eric Twelker ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list