adjective
- relating to or containing staurolite, a brownish mineral that forms cross-shaped crystals
Usage: geological
Examples
- The staurolitic schist contained numerous cross-shaped crystals.
- Geologists identified staurolitic minerals in the metamorphic rock samples.
- The staurolitic formation indicated high-grade metamorphism.
- Students examined staurolitic specimens under the microscope.
- The mountain’s staurolitic rocks were formed under intense heat and pressure.