actinolite

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English

Actinolite
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Etymology

From actino- +‎ -lite.

Noun

actinolite (countable and uncountable, plural actinolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2, belonging to the amphibole group.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Actinolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • actinolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

French

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinolites)

  1. (mineralogy) actinolite

Italian

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinoliti)

  1. (mineralogy) actinolite

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /akˌt͡ʃĩ.noˈli.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /akˌt͡ʃi.noˈli.te/

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinolites) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. European Portuguese form of actinolita