stishovite

English

Etymology

Named after Russian physicist Sergey Stishov + -ite.

Noun

stishovite (usually uncountable, plural stishovites)

  1. (mineralogy) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO2, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.

Synonyms
  • stipoverite

Translations

See also

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stishovite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “stishovite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Noun

stishovite f (plural stishovites)

  1. (mineralogy) stishovite

Italian

Noun

stishovite f (plural stishoviti)

  1. (mineralogy) stishovite
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