Definition of Andalusite. Meaning of Andalusite. Synonyms of Andalusite

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Definition of Andalusite

Andalusite
Andalusite An`da*lu"site, n. (Min.) A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain.

Meaning of Andalusite from wikipedia

- Andalusite is an aluminium nesosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. This mineral was called andalousite by Delamétherie, who thought it...
- pegmatites and sedimentary rock. It is the high pressure polymorph of andalusite and sillimanite, and the presence of kyanite in metamorphic rocks generally...
- xAl2O3·ySiO2·zH2O. It is known as E number E559. Kyanite Andalusite Sillimanite Andalusite, kyanite, and sillimanite are the prin****l aluminium silicate...
- Aegirine Afghanite Agrellite Algodonite Alunite Amblygonite Analcime Anatase Andalusite Chiastolite Andesine Anglesite Anhydrite Annabergite Anorthite Antigorite...
- usually andalusite and sillimanite, but kyanite appears also in hornfels, especially in those that have a schistose character. The andalusite may be pink...
- Kyanite Andalusite Sillimanite Sillimanite or fibrolite is an aluminosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. Sillimanite is named after the...
- minerals – kyanite, andalusite, and sillimanite – which share the chemical formula Al2SiO5. Kyanite is triclinic, while andalusite and sillimanite are...
- Glomel andalusite mine is a French mining site in Guerphalès in the commune of Glomel (Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany). The mineral extracted, andalusite, has...
- Chiastolite (/kaɪˈæstəˌlaɪt/ ky-****-tə-lyte) is a variety of the mineral andalusite with the chemical composition Al2SiO5. It is noted for its distinctive...
- pressure, the mineral kyanite transforms to andalusite at a temperature of about 190 °C (374 °F). Andalusite, in turn, transforms to sillimanite when the...