crocidolite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokús, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.
Noun
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crocidolite (plural crocidolites)
- (mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Crocidolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “crocidolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.