CROCIDOLITE
Etymology
Noun
crocidolite (plural crocidolites)
(mineral) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is an asbestos-like variety of riebeckite.
Synonyms
• blue asbestos
• Cape blue
Source: Wiktionary
Cro*cid"o*lite (kr-sd"-lt), n. Etym: [Gr. kroky`s nap on cloth + - lite.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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