stishovite

English

Etymology

Named after Russian physicist Sergey Stishov + -ite.

Noun

stishovite (usually uncountable, plural stishovites)

1. (mineralogy) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.

Synonyms

• stipoverite

Translations

high-pressure polymorph of quartz

• Finnish: stishoviitti (fi)
• French: stishovite (fr) f
• German: Stishovit m
• Italian: stishovite f
• Russian: стишовит (ru) m (stišovit)
• Spanish: stishovita f

See also

• silica
• quartz
• silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stishovite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “stishovite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Noun

stishovite f (plural stishovites)

1. (mineralogy) stishovite

Italian

Noun

stishovite f (plural stishoviti)

1. (mineralogy) stishovite