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Sillimanite - Al 2 SiO 5 Sillimanite was named by George Thomas Bowen in 1824 in honor of Benjamin Silliman (Professor of Chemistry and Geology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA). The minerals kyanite, adalusite and sillimanite are polymorphs of Al 2 SiO 5, each occurring under different temperature-pressure regimes and are ...






