crocidolite
nounEtymology From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.
- Synonyms
- blue asbestos, Cape blue