Definitions from Wiktionary (shatter cone)
▸ noun: (geology) A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.
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▸ noun: (geology) A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.
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shattercone,
cinder cone,
conchoid,
diatreme,
shocked quartz,
stratocone,
sulfur cone,
sulphur cone,
congelifract,
volcanic neck,
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