tremolite

English

Tremolite

Etymology

From Tremola San Gottardo in Switzerland, where found, +‎ -ite.

Noun

tremolite (countable and uncountable, plural tremolites)

1. (mineralogy) A pale grey/green amphibole mineral, a type of asbestos, that is a mixed calcium and magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Ca₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂; sometimes used in place of common asbestos.

Translations

amphibole mineral

• Finnish: tremoliitti
• French: trémolite (fr) f
• German: Tremolit m
• Italian: tremolite f
• Spanish: tremolita f

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

tremolite f (plural tremoliti)

1. (mineralogy) tremolite

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