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stishovite
[ stish-uh-vahyt ]
noun
, Mineralogy.
- 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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