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sillimanite
[ sil-uh-muh-nahyt ]
noun
- a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
sillimanite
/ ˈɪɪəˌԲɪ /
noun
- a white, brown, or green fibrous mineral that consists of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurs in metamorphic rocks. Formula: Al 2 SiO 5
sillimanite
- A usually white, pale-green or brown orthorhombic mineral occurring as long, slender, fibrous crystals in metamorphic rocks. It is a polymorph of andalusite and kyanite, but can form at higher temperatures than either of these. Chemical formula: Al 2 SiO 5 .
Word History and Origins
Origin of sillimanite1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sillimanite1
Example Sentences
Gazprom has been producing gas from the Sillimanite field, which is spread across UK and Dutch waters, since 2020.
The Sillimanite field, which is 200km from the Dutch coast, is operated in a joint venture between Russian firm Gazprom and German company Wintershall.
Among these may be mentioned cordierite and sillimanite gneisses, andalusite and kyanite mica schists, and those schistose calc silicate rocks which are known as cipolins.
Each mineral may also enclose particles of the others; in the quartz, for example, small crystals of graphite, biotite, iron oxides, sillimanite or felspar may appear in great numbers.
In these biotite hornfelses the minerals, which consist of aluminium silicates, are commonly found; they are usually andalusite and 711 sillimanite, but kyanite appears also in hornfelses, especially in those which have a schistose character.
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