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English
Etymology
Named in 1955 by Eric J.W. Whittaker and Jack Zussman for the type locality: 'The Lizard', Cornwall, UK
Lizard + -ite
Noun
lizardite (plural lizardites)
- (mineralogy) Serpentine.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Lizardite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “lizardite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.