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cro⋅cid⋅o⋅lite
[kroh-sid-l-ahyt] 
lˌaɪt
–noun Mineralogy.
| a bluish, asbestine variety of riebeckite. |
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| cro·cid·o·lite
(krō-sĭd'l-īt') Pronunciation Key
n. A fibrous, lavender-blue or greenish mineral, a sodium iron silicate that is used as a commercial form of asbestos. [Greek krokus, krokis, krokud-, krokid-, nap on woolen cloth + -lite.] |
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Crocidolite
Cro*cid"o*lite\ (kr?-s?d"?-l?t), n. [Gr. kroky`s nap on cloth + -lite.] (Min.) 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.
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