stishovite
[ stish-uh-vahyt ]
/ ˈstɪʃ əˌvaɪt /
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noun Mineralogy.
a rare polymorph of quartz, SiO2, formed under very high pressure, as by meteorite impact.
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Origin of stishovite
1960–65; named after S. M. Stishov, 20th-century Russian mineralogist; see -ite1
Words nearby stishovite
stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stir up, stir up a hornets' nest, stishie, stishovite, stitch, stitch abscess, stitchery, stitching, stitch-up
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