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单词 chiastolite
释义

chiastoliten.

/kʌɪˈastəlʌɪt/
Forms: Also chiastolith, chiastolithe.
Etymology: named in 1800 < Greek χιαστός arranged crosswise (see chiasma n.) + -lite comb. form1.
a. A variety of Andalusite, a transverse section of which often exhibits the figure of a cross.
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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).
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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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