sillimanite

Noun

Meaning

Same as Fibrolite.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

calcite fluorite pyrite dolomite rhodonite tremolite galena wollastonite vesuvianite cordierite sphalerite kyanite staurolite andalusite diopside
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Hypernyms

mineral

Examples

A subgroup is the andalusite -, staurolite -, kyanite - and sillimanite -schists which usually make their appearance in the vicinity of gneissose granites, and have presumably been affected by contact metamorphism. Source: Internet

Kyanite is triclinic, while andalusite and sillimanite are both orthorhombic and belong to the dipyramidal point group. Source: Internet

It consists of sillimanite K-feldspar grade schist and gneiss intruded by numerous sills and dikes of leucogranite ranging in thickness from 1 cm to 1,500 m (0.4 in to 4,900 ft). Source: Internet

In this example, the rock has prominent sillimanite porphyroblasts as large as convert. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sillikin sillily Silliman silliness sillion Sillitoe