SILLIMANITE


Meaning of SILLIMANITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-lə-mə-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: Benjamin Silliman died 1864 American geologist

Date: circa 1830

: a brown, grayish, or pale green mineral that consists of an aluminum silicate in orthorhombic crystals often occurring in fibrous or columnar forms

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