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Borosilicate vs Lisitsynite - What's the difference?

borosilicate | lisitsynite |

As an adjective borosilicate

is borosilicate (attributive).

As a noun lisitsynite is

(mineralogy) an orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral that is a potassium borosilicate.

borosilicate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (inorganic compound) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.

    • Derived terms

    * borosilicate glass

    lisitsynite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral that is a potassium borosilicate.

    • References

    * Lisitsynite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Lisitsynite.shtml]