stishovite
[ stish-uh-vahyt ]
/ ˈstɪʃ əˌvaɪt /
noun Mineralogy.
a rare polymorph of quartz, SiO2, formed under very high pressure, as by meteorite impact.
Compare
coesite.
Origin of stishovite
1960–65; named after S. M.
Stishov, 20th-century Russian mineralogist; see
-ite1
Words nearby stishovite
stirrup cup,
stirrup jar,
stirrup leather,
stirrup pump,
stishie,
stishovite,
stitch,
stitch abscess,
stitch in time, a,
stitch up,
stitch wheel