crocidolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.

Noun

crocidolite (plural crocidolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.

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