| 释义 |
raphilite Min.|ˈræfɪlaɪt|
[f. Gr. ῥαϕίς needle + -lite.]
= tremolite.
Given as raphylite in 1835 by C. N. Shepard (Minerals II. 329 App.), prob. through communication with Thomson.
1836T. Thomson Outlines Min. I. 153 Raphilite. I have given this name to a mineral from the township of Perth, Upper Canada. 1868Watts Dict. Chem., Raphilite, asbestiform tremolite from Lanark, in Canada. |