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stishovite
stish·ov·ite [ stíshə vt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rare quartz: a rare crystalline form of quartz. Source: meteor craters.
[Mid-20th century. After Sergey Mikhailovich Stishov (b.1937), Russian mineralogist]
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