stishovite

[ stish-uh-vahyt ]

/ ˈstɪʃ əˌvaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a rare polymorph of quartz, SiO2, formed under very high pressure, as by meteorite impact.

Nearby words

stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stishie, stishovite, stitch, stitch abscess, stitch in time, a, stitch up, stitch wheel

Compare coesite.

Origin of stishovite

1960–65; named after S. M. Stishov, 20th-century Russian mineralogist; see -ite¹

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