chrysotile

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪs.ə.tɪl/

Noun

chrysotile (countable and uncountable, plural chrysotiles)

1. (mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.

Derived terms

• orthochrysotile
• parachrysotile

 

Translations

mineral

• Catalan: crisòtil m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 纤维蛇纹石

• Finnish: krysotiili
• Korean: 백석면 (baekseongmyeon)
• Portuguese: crisotila f
• Russian: хризоти́л (ru) m (xrizotíl)
• Swedish: krysotil (sv) c

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chrysotile”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “chrysotile”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• chrysolite