anthophyllite
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editanthophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural anthophyllites)
- (mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
- 1823, William Phillips, An Elementary Introduction to the Knowledge of Mineralogy:
- Anthophyllite is of a brownish colour, and glistening, pearly, pseudo-metallic lustre; it occurs massive, the mass consisting of crystals or crystalline fibres often disposed in a radiating form.
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Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Anthophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “anthophyllite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.