Fibrolite vs. Sillimanite — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fibrolite and Sillimanite
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Fibrolite
See sillimanite.
Sillimanite
Sillimanite is an aluminosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. Sillimanite is named after the American chemist Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864).
Fibrolite
(mineral) Sillimanite.
Sillimanite
A usually white, hard mineral, Al2SiO5, occurring in highly metamorphosed rock as long, slender, fibrous crystals. Also called fibrolite.
Fibrolite
A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; - called also sillimanite, and bucholizite.
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Sillimanite
(mineral) A fibrous neosilicate mineral, polymorphic with andalusite and kyanite, with the chemical formula Al2SiO5.
Sillimanite
Same as Fibrolite.
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