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Alt. of Pearlstone

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  1. n. Alt. of Pearlstone
  2. n. a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron
  3. A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under Perlitic.
  4. n a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron