Bucholzite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bucholzite \Buch"ol*zite\, n. [So called from Bucholz, a German
     chemist.] (Min.)
     Same as {Fibrolite}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Fibrolite \Fi"bro*lite\ (? or ?), n. [L. fibra a fiber + -lite:
     cf. F. fibrolithe.] (Min.)
     A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It
     is like andalusite in composition; -- called also
     {sillimanite}, and {bucholzite}.
     [1913 Webster]