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stishovite

[ stish-uh-vahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a rare polymorph of quartz, SiO 2 , formed under very high pressure, as by meteorite impact.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stishovite1

1960–65; named after S. M. Stishov, 20th-century Russian mineralogist; -ite 1

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