crocidolite

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

A piece of crocidolite asbestos

crocidolite (plural crocidolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.

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Further reading

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