metallic
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Other indicators include materials formed only under extreme heat and pressure, including nanodiamonds, metallic spherules, and meltglass created when minerals melted and then rapidly cooled.
From Science Daily
The stubborn squash that won’t soften, the freezer-end chicken that smells faintly metallic, the limp carrot you almost tossed: time, heat and gentle attention coax them into flavor, texture and presence.
From Salon
Every muscle, every toenail, every metallic surface offers sharply focused detail.
This layer is also rich in platinum, iridium, metallic melt particles, shocked quartz, and fused minerals known as meltglass.
From Science Daily
Skeptics who had been perplexed by Mr. Gehry’s squirming metallic shapes suddenly found them perfectly comprehensible.
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