crocidolite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokús, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.
Noun edit
crocidolite (plural crocidolites)
- (mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is an asbestos-like variety of riebeckite.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Crocidolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “crocidolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.