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andalusite

[an-dl-oo-sahyt]
noun Mineralogy.
  1. an orthorhombic form of aluminum silicate, Al2SiO5, found in schistose rocks.
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Origin of andalusite

1830–40; named after Andalusia, where it was first found; see -ite1
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  • In mica-gneisses sillimanite, kyanite, andalusite and garnet may occur.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2

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British Dictionary definitions for andalusite

andalusite

noun
  1. a grey, pink, or brown hard mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory and as a gemstone. Formula: Al 2 SiO 5
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andalusite in Science

andalusite

[ăn′də-lōō′sīt′]
  1. A hard, grayish white to pinkish brown orthorhombic mineral. Andalusite occurs as nearly square prisms, often with cross-shaped cross sections, in metamorphic rocks. It is a polymorph of kyanite and sillimanite, but forms at shallower depths than they do, and at higher temperatures than kyanite and lower temperatures than sillimanite. Chemical formula: Al2SiO5.
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