2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sillimanite \Sil"li*man*ite\, n. [After Benjamin Siliman, an American meneralogist.] (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]
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