tremolite

English

Etymology

From Tremola San Gottardo in Switzerland, where found, +‎ -ite.

Noun

tremolite (countable and uncountable, plural tremolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A pale grey/green amphibole mineral, a type of asbestos, that is a mixed calcium and magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2; sometimes used in place of common asbestos.

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Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

tremolite f (plural tremoliti)

  1. (mineralogy) tremolite

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