andalusite
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Andalusite — An da*lu site, n. (Min.) A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
andalusite — [an΄də lo͞o′sīt΄] n. [after ANDALUSIA, where it was discovered] a very hard, orthorhombic silicate of aluminum, Al2SiO5, usually found in schist, slate, or other metamorphic rocks and used to make various high temperature materials and as a gem … English World dictionary
Andalusite — Infobox mineral name = Andalusite category = mineral boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = Dark, rod like andalusite crystals in a light green cordierite schist matrix (writing pen shows size). formula = Al2SiO5Gemological Institute of… … Wikipedia
Andalusite — Andalousite Andalousite Catégorie IX : silicates Andalousite Tyrol Autriche (7,4x6,2cm) … Wikipédia en Français
andalusite — /an dl ooh suyt/, n. Mineral. an orthorhombic form of aluminum silicate, Al2SiO5, found in schistose rocks. [1830 40; named after ANDALUSIA, where it was first found; see ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral (Al2SiO5), aluminum silicate mineral that occurs in… … Universalium
andalusite — andalūzitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralas. formulė Al₂[O|SiO₄] atitikmenys: angl. andalusite rus. андалузит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
andalusite — noun Etymology: French andalousite, from Andalousie Andalusia, region in Spain Date: circa 1828 a mineral consisting of a silicate of aluminum usually in thick orthorhombic prisms of various colors … New Collegiate Dictionary
andalusite — an·da·lu·sì·te s.f. TS mineral. silicato di alluminio cristallino, comune in alcune rocce metamorfiche {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1817. ETIMO: der. di Andalusia, v. anche andaluso, con 2 ite … Dizionario italiano
andalusite — {{hw}}{{andalusite}}{{/hw}}s. f. (mineral.) Silicato d alluminio, in prismi opachi con inclusioni di carbone, diffuso in alcune rocce metamorfiche … Enciclopedia di italiano
andalusite — pl.f. andalusiti … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
