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Meaning of "staurolite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STAUROLITE

From Greek stauros a cross + -lite.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STAUROLITE

staurolite  [ˈstɔːrəˌlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAUROLITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Staurolite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STAUROLITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

staurolite

Staurolite

Staurolite is a red brown to black, mostly opaque, nesosilicate mineral with a white streak. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5 and the chemical formula: Fe2+2Al9O642. Magnesium, zinc and manganese substitute in the iron site and trivalent iron can substitute for aluminium.

Definition of staurolite in the English dictionary

The definition of staurolite in the dictionary is a brown glassy mineral consisting of iron aluminium silicate in the form of prismatic crystals: used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe2Al9Si4O112.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAUROLITE


aerolite
ˈɛərəˌlaɪt
australite
ˈɔːstrəˌlaɪt
Bakelite
ˈbeɪkəˌlaɪt
cheralite
ˈtʃɛrəˌlaɪt
coprolite
ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt
crystallite
ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪt
featherlight
ˈfeðəˌlaɪt
hydrolyte
ˈhaɪdrəˌlaɪt
metabolite
mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪt
meteorolite
ˈmiːtɪərəˌlaɪt
natrolite
ˈnætrəˌlaɪt
nonelectrolyte
ˌnɒnɪˈlektrəˌlaɪt
polyelectrolyte
ˌpɒlɪɪˈlɛktrəˌlaɪt
satellite
ˈsætəˌlaɪt
siderolite
ˈsaɪdərəˌlaɪt
socialite
ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt
tantalite
ˈtæntəˌlaɪt
theralite
ˈθɪərəˌlaɪt
uralite
ˈjʊərəˌlaɪt
zeolite
ˈziːəˌlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAUROLITE

statutory sick pay
Stauffenberg
staumrel
staun
staunch
staunchable
stauncher
staunchless
staunchly
staunchness
staurolitic
stauroscope
stauroscopic
stauroscopically
Stavanger
stave
stave off
staves
stavesacre
staving

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAUROLITE

actinolite
amphibolite
antimetabolite
catabolite
chrysolite
cosmopolite
cryolite
elite
impolite
indicolite
iolite
lepidolite
microlite
oolite
polite
rhodolite
rhyolite
scapolite
sepiolite
theodolite
tremolite

Synonyms and antonyms of staurolite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «staurolite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAUROLITE

Find out the translation of staurolite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of staurolite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «staurolite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

十字
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

staurolite
570 millions of speakers

English

staurolite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

staurolite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

staurolite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ставролит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

staurolite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

staurolite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

staurolite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Staurolite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Staurolith
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

十字石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

십자석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Staurolite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Staurolite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

staurolite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॉरोलाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

staurolit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

staurolite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

staurolite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ставроліт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

staurolit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

staurolite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

staurolite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

staurolite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

staurolitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of staurolite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAUROLITE»

The term «staurolite» is normally little used and occupies the 119.450 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAUROLITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «staurolite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «staurolite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about staurolite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAUROLITE»

Discover the use of staurolite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to staurolite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stones of the New Consciousness: Healing, Awakening and ...
Localities for Staurolite crystals include Fannin County, Georgia (u.s.); Rubelita in Minas Gerais, Brazil; and Monte Campione, Switzerland. Numerous good specimens have recently come from Russia. BACKGROUND Staurolite vibrates to the ...
Robert Simmons, 2009
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Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
diagram, is suggested by staurolite poikiloblasts that are crowded with inclusions of quartz (Figure 18.14d) garnet + chlorite + muscovite A 183 staurolite + biotite + quartz + H20 The staurolite isograd mapped on the ground is not merely the ...
Myron G. Best, 2013
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Rock-forming Minerals
Thus, the (discontinuous) tie-line-switching reaction from almandine-chlorite to staurolite-biotite in Figure 315, giving the AFM assemblage staurolite + biotite and characterizing the staurolite isograd, is fairly general in metapelites.
M. E. Fleet, Robert Andrew Howie, 2003
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
Staurolite also helps one pick up healthy habits, reducing resistance to positive changes in diet and exercise and the establishment of meditation and stress- relief programs. Those who wish to learn the practice of 'animal communication,' in ...
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Sedimentary rocks Mafic lavas MIDDLE AND EARLY PROTEROZOIC Quartette EARLY PROTEROZOIC MARQUETTE RANGE SUPERGROUP Tyler Formation Unnamed biotite schist containing garnet, staurolite, and kyanite lronwood Iron ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1985
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
-Photomicrog'raphs of mica schist with staurolite. A:Tabular and subtabular shimmer aggregate pseudomorphs of staurolite (sa); specimen P-72-88 BzShimmer aggregate pseudomorphs of staurolite (sa) with unreplaced staurolite (st) in core ...
‎1902
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Dunwich's Guide to Gemstone Sorcery: Using Stones for ...
Cross-shaped staurolite crystals have long been employed as good luck charms, and it is said that the United States presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Warren Harding, and Woodrow Wilson each carried with them staurolite for good luck.
Gerina Dunwich, 2003
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Metamorphism and Crustal Evolution: Papers in Honour of ...
Staurolite: The staurolite has been chemically analysed from staurolite and kyanite- sillimanite zones. The staurolite from these zones shows small content of Zn which increases progressively with metamorphic grade. Chemical zoning shows ...
‎2005
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Metamorphic Petrology
The staurolite isograd is characterized by a tieline-switehing reaction from almandine-chlorite to staurolite-biotite, leading to the formation of the staurolite + biotite assemblage (Fig. 10. Ic). With increasing temperature within the staurolite zone, ...
Akiho Miyashiro, 1994
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Metasomatic Metamorphism in Western Clearwater County, Idaho
In many specimens taken from the crests of folds with a transecting cleavage, the relict bedding enclosed in the poikilo- blastic staurolite seems to form an integral part of the wrinkled «i but the relict cleavage in the crystal (si?) makes an angle ...
Anna Martta Hietanen, 1962

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAUROLITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term staurolite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pre-Market Stocks Highlights: Belden. (NYSE:BDC), BGC Partners …
... counting chloride slag, ilmenite, leucoxene, titanium slag, slag fines, synthetic rutile, and rutile, in addition to staurolite, activated carbon, zircon, and pig iron. «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
2
Garnet Market - Global Industry Size,Trends, Segments, Growth …
There are number of natural and synthetic materials which could be used in place of garnet for abrasive purposes such as staurolite, diamond and corundum ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
3
Pre-Market News Report on: Tronox (NYSE:TROX), Newell …
... counting chloride slag, ilmenite, leucoxene, titanium slag, slag fines, synthetic rutile, and rutile, in addition to staurolite, activated carbon, zircon, and pig iron. «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
4
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“We are thankful to all our sponsors, vendors and participants for making this charity golf tournament another successful event that will assist Staurolite ... «RestaurantNews.com, Jul 15»
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Frontline Options Chukuni Property along Goldcorp's Red Lake Gold …
... mineralization in the form of stringers and disseminations in a weak discontinuous alteration envelope of chlorite and staurolite over a core length of 95 m. «Stockhouse, Jun 15»
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Garnet Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends Analysis and …
There are number of natural and synthetic materials which could be used in place of garnet for abrasive purposes such as staurolite, diamond and corundum ... «PR.com, May 15»
7
Helen Graslie - Brookings: Sept. 3, 1936 – May 13, 2015
Helen worked for the White Care Center and the Staurolite Inn, operated an in-home daycare center, owned and operated a local café, and cooked for the ... «Brookings Register, May 15»
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The shark tooth state? 3 official Georgia symbols you might not know …
Staurolite is found in ancient crystalline rocks, which are abundant in North Georgia. The crystals, colloquially known as “fairy crosses” after their distinctive ... «Atlanta Magazine, May 15»
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Georgia's latest symbol: The white-tailed deer
The white-tailed deer now joins a distinguished group that includes the gopher tortoise, the state's official reptile; staurolite, the state mineral; and the honeybee, ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Apr 15»
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Staurolite. Voyage dans la Bretagne minérale
L'Association de minéralogie et paléontologie, La Staurolite, a organisé, vendredi soir, à la salle audiovisuelle, une conférence ouverte à tous sur l'histoire ... «Le Télégramme, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Staurolite [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/staurolite>. May 2024 ».
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