STAUROLITE


Meaning of STAUROLITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstȯr-ə-ˌlīt ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Greek stauros cross + French -lite — more at steer

Date: circa 1815

: a mineral consisting of a basic silicate of iron and aluminum in prismatic orthorhombic crystals often twinned so as to resemble a cross

• stau·ro·lit·ic ˌstȯr-ə-ˈli-tik adjective

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