crocidolite

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crocidolite

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From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.

noun crocidolites

countable, uncountable A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.
Similar: blue asbestos, Cape blue

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@misc{crocidolite_2026,
  title = {crocidolite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crocidolite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}