Staurolite Definition

stôrə-līt
noun
A dark-colored mineral, (Fe,Mg)2Al9Si4O23(OH), a silicate of iron and aluminum: the crystals are often found twinned in the form of a cross.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) A dark brown nesosilicate mineral that has crystals that cross and intergrow.

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Other Word Forms of Staurolite

Noun

Singular:
staurolite
Plural:
staurolites

Origin of Staurolite

  • Greek stauros cross stā- in Indo-European roots –lite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Staurolite Sentence Examples

  • Those rocks which contain andalusite and staurolite are sometimes found in such associations as show that they are due to contact action by intrusive igneous masses.

  • African locality must be mentioned.; considerable finds were reported in 1905 and 1906 from gravels at Somabula near Gwelo in Rhodesia where the diamond is associated with chrysoberyl, corundum (both sapphire and ruby), topaz, garnet, ilmenite, staurolite, rutile, with pebbles of quartz, granite, vIII.

  • Staurolite is partly enveloped by large andalusite, which could have nucleated at similar time to staurolite.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTA

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ETEITE

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