clinochrysotile

English

Noun

clinochrysotile (plural clinochrysotiles)

1. (mineralogy) A soft, fibrous silicate mineral in the serpentine group of phyllosilicates, also called "white asbestos".

Further reading

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