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Formula: Al2SiO5 or Al2O3.SiO2
A low expansion aluminum silicate mineral that converts to mullite on repeated firings.
| Minerals |
Andalusite
A low expansion alumina silicate mineral. |
| URLs |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sillimanite
Sillimanite at Wikipedia |
| URLs |
http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/Sillimanite.pdf
Sillimanite mineralogy |
| Materials |
Sillimanite
A low expansion aluminum silicate mineral that converts to mullite on repeated firings. |
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