andalousite
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
andalousiteterm created by the mineralogist Jean-Claude Delamétherie in 1798. Dedicated to Andalusia, the supposed origin of the samples studied by Delamétherie, although these samples actually came from El Cardoso, a locality in the province of Guadalajara, and not from Andalusia as the author believed.
Definition
- minéralogie
Synonyms
andalusiteandaluziteapyrefeldspath apyrecrucitejamesonitelohestitemaclemicaphyllitespath adamantinstanzaïte
Plural
andalousites
Translations
german:Andalusit
english:andalusite
spanish:andalucita
hebrew:אנדלוזיט
italian:andalusite
japanese:紅柱石
dutch:andalusiet
polish:andaluzyt
portuguese:andaluzite
russian:андалузит
swedish:andalusit
ukrainian:андалузит