actinolite

English

Actinolite

Etymology

actino- +‎ -lite

Noun

actinolite (countable and uncountable, plural actinolites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂, belonging to the amphibole group.

Synonyms

• asbestinite

Derived terms

• actinolitic

 

Translations

mineral with monoclinic crystals belonging to the amphibole group

• Afrikaans: aktinoliet, stralingsgesteente
• Esperanto: aktinoto
• Finnish: aktinoliitti
• French: actinote (fr) f
• German: Aktinolith (de)
• Italian: actinolite f
• Polish: aktynolit (pl) m
• Portuguese: actinolita f, actinolite f, actinolito m
• Spanish: actinolita (es) f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Actinolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “actinolite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinolites)

1. (mineralogy) actinolite

Italian

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinoliti)

1. (mineralogy) actinolite

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /akˌt͡ʃĩ.noˈli.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /akˌt͡ʃĩ.noˈli.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /akˌt͡ʃi.noˈli.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌkti.nɔˈli.tɨ/

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinolites) (European spelling)

1. European Portuguese form form of actinolita