crocidolite
Meanings
noun
- A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.
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