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staurolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stau-ro-lite
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dark brown nesosilicate mineral that has crystals that cross and intergrow.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From stauro- + -lite, in reference to its frequent cruciform twinning.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

staurolites (plural)

Derived Forms

magnesiostaurolite staurolitic

Questions

What does staurolite mean?
A dark brown nesosilicate mineral that has crystals that cross and intergrow.
Where does staurolite come from?
From stauro- + -lite, in reference to its frequent cruciform twinning.

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