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lizardite

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English

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Etymology

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Named in 1955 by Eric J.W. Whittaker and Jack Zussman for the type locality: 'The Lizard', Cornwall, UK

Lizard +‎ -ite

Noun

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lizardite (countable and uncountable, plural lizardites)

  1. (mineralogy) Serpentine.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Lizardite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “lizardite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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