crocidolite
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρόκυς (krókus, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.
Noun
crocidolite (plural crocidolites)
- (mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is an asbestos-like variety of riebeckite.
Synonyms
- blue asbestos
- Cape blue
Further reading
- “Crocidolite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “crocidolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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