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Answer for the clue "Colorless glass made of almost pure silica ", 14 letters:
lechatelierite

Word definitions for lechatelierite in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lechatelierite is silica glass, amorphous SiO, non-crystalline mineraloid .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: quartz glass , quartz , vitreous silica , crystal ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
lechatelierite \lechatelierite\ n. A naturally occurring colorless glass made of almost pure silica, and found in fulgurites, which are produced by lightning striking sand. Syn: quartz glass, vitreous silica, crystal.

Usage examples of lechatelierite.

The windows were made of lechatelierite, a kind of compressed glass also created by the impact.

The Sufis called out to each other when they looked through the lechatelierite windows, and quickly they suited up to go out into this crimson world, into the wind, calling to Boone to accompany them.