stishovite

Named after Russian physicist Sergey Stishov + -ite.

 

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stishovite (usually uncountable, plural stishovites)

1. (mineralogy) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.

• stipoverite

• silica
• quartz
• silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stishovite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “stishovite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

stishovite f (plural stishovites)

1. (mineralogy) stishovite

stishovite f (plural stishoviti)

1. (mineralogy) stishovite