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stish•ov•ite
(stish′ə vīt′),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
- Mineralogya rare polymorph of quartz, SiO2, formed under very high pressure, as by meteorite impact. Cf. coesite.
- 1960–65; named after south, southern. M. Stishov, 20th-century Russian mineralogist; see -ite1
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