crocidolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokús, nap of cloth/wool) and λίθος (líthos, stone), for its appearance.

Noun

crocidolite (plural crocidolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is an asbestos-like variety of riebeckite.

Synonyms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Crocidolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • crocidolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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