antigorite

English

Etymology

After its locality in Valle Antigorio, Italy, +‎ -ite.

Noun

antigorite (countable and uncountable, plural antigorites)

  1. (mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Antigorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “antigorite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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