crocidolite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

crocidolite (plural crocidolites)

1. (mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is an asbestos-like variety of riebeckite.

Synonyms

• blue asbestos
• Cape blue

Further reading

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