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crocidolite

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cro⋅cid⋅o⋅lite

  [kroh-sid-l-ahyt]
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–noun Mineralogy.
a bluish, asbestine variety of riebeckite.
Also called blue asbestos.

Origin:
1825–35; < Gk krokid- (s. of krokís) nap, wool + -o- + -lite
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cro·cid·o·lite   (krō-sĭd'l-īt')   
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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Main Entry: cro·ci·do·lite
Pronunciation: "krO-'sI-d&-"lIt, -'sid-&-
Function: noun
: a purplish blue to greenish mineral of theamphibole group that causes asbestosis and cancer in the form of mesotheliomas called also blue asbestos
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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