sillimanite /ˈsɪlɪmənʌɪt /
â–¸ noun [mass noun] an aluminosilicate mineral typically occurring as fibrous masses, commonly in schist or gneiss.
– ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864), American chemist + -ite1.
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