单词 | chiastolite |
释义 | chiastoliten. a. A variety of Andalusite, a transverse section of which often exhibits the figure of a cross. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > subsaturate group > andalusite geometric jasper1681 cross-stone1770 chiastolite1811 macle1816 andalusite1837 maranite1885 1804 R. Jameson Min. I. 547 Karsten, on account of the resemblance of its surface to the letter X, has denominated it Chiastolith.] 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 106 A recent discovery, chiastolite or hollow spar. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) viii. 162 Chiastolite..occurring in long slender prisms, which cross and lie over each other in the masses of slate like the Greek letter χ. b. chiastolite-slate (see quot. 1855). ΚΠ 1849 R. I. Murchison Siluria (1867) viii. 146 Fine, glossy, chiastolite slates. 1855 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. (ed. 5) xxxv Chiastolite-slate..includes numerous crystals of Chiastolite: in considerable thickness in Cumberland. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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