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Noun: staurolite  'sto-ru`lIt
  1. A mineral of a brown to black colour occurring in prismatic crystals, often twinned so as to form groups resembling a cross. It is a silicate of aluminium and iron, and is generally found imbedded in mica schist

Derived forms: staurolites

Encyclopedia: Staurolite