Crossword-Solution: ANDALUSITE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Andalusite | n. | A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain. |
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| a silicate of aluminium, first found in Andalusia | 1 answer |
| POLYMORPH of anhydrous silicate of alumina | 3 answers |
| ISLAND silicate mineral | 4 answers |
| MINERAL, island silicate | 4 answers |
| MINERAL searcher | 18 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ATEER
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From the table above it will be observed that many minerals are omitted which, even if they are of common occurrence, are more to be regarded as accessory than as essential components of the rocks in which they are found.[3] Such are, for example, Garnet, Epidote, Tourmaline, Idocrase, Andalusite, Scapolite, the various Zeolites, and several other silicates of somewhat rarer occurrence.
Andalusite ([...Al=]Fe)^{3}[...Si]^{2} Chrysoberyl [...Be] + [...Al=] Kaynite [...Al=]^{3}[...Si]^{2} Pycnite 6[...Al=]^{3}[...Si]^{2} + (3[...Al=]F^{3} + 2[...Si]F^{3}) Topaz 6[...Al=]^{3}[...Si]^{2} + (3[...Al=]F^{3} + 2[...Si]F^{3}) Zircon [...Zr=][...Si] Staurolite ([...Al=]Fe)^{2}[...Si] ________________________________________________________________________ Hydrous Silicates.
Analyses of some specimens point to the formula (SiO4)3Al(AlO)7(BO)H, which, written in this form, explains the analogy with andalusite and the alteration into muscovite.
Younger felspars, as well as mica, are developed, and there arise also sillimanite, garnet, andalusite and many others.
There is also a long list of accessory minerals which are present in gneisses with more or less frequency, but not invariably, as garnet, sillimanite, cordierite, graphite and graphitoid, epidote, calcite, orthite, tourmaline and andalusite.