crocidoliten.
/krəʊˈsɪdəlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A fibrous silicate of iron and sodium, called also blue asbestos; sometimes massive or earthy. Also applied to a yellow fibrous mineral produced by natural alteration from the blue crocidolite, and much used for ornament.
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1835 C. U. Shepard Treat. Mineral. 297 Krocidolite.
1887 Daily Tel. 7 June 7 The new crocidolite, which is only a compressed asbestos, displays sheens and radiances of gold and bronze and green like satin changed to stone.
1888 Catholic Press 7 Apr. 419 A cross made of South African gold, mounted in crocidolite and ivory.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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