STISHOVITE


Meaning of STISHOVITE in English

[ 'stɪʃəvʌɪt ]

■ noun a dense form of silica produced by very high pressures, e.g. in meteorite craters.

Origin

1960s: from the name of the Russian chemist Sergei M. Stishov + -ite 1 .

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