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sil·li·man·ite
\ˈsiləməˌnīt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Benjamin Silliman died 1864 American chemist and geologist + English -ite
: a brown, grayish, or pale green mineral Al2SiO5 that consists of an aluminum silicate in orthorhombic crystals often occurring in fibrous or columnar forms and that is polymorphous with cyanite and andalusite — called also fibrolite; see sillimanite group |