SILLIMANITE


Meaning of SILLIMANITE in English

[ 'sɪlɪmənʌɪt ]

■ noun an aluminosilicate mineral typically occurring as fibrous masses, commonly in schist or gneiss.

Origin

C19: from the name of the American chemist Benjamin Silliman + -ite 1 .

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