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FIBROLITE
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Noun
fibrolite (countable and uncountable, plural fibrolites)
(mineral) Sillimanite.
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Fi"bro*lite ( or ), n. Etym: [L. fibra a fiber + -lite: cf. F. fibrolithe.] (Min.)
Definition: A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; -- called also sillimanite, and bucholizite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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