Sillimanite

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Earth Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Release Date
2018-08-19
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CC BY-NC 4.0
mineralogysillimanite

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This sample of almost pure [sillimanite](http://webmineral.com/data/Sillimanite.shtml) is from the Broken Hill district of New South Wales, Australia. Sillimanite is the highest temperature polymorph of the aluminosilicates (Al₂SiO₅), only forming at tenperartures of over 500°. It is often referred to as 'fibrolite', referring to the fibrous habit that forms a prominent lineation in this sample. Reprocessed model uploaded 13th Feb 2021