different between krokitolit vs crocidolite

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crocidolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (krókus, nap of cloth/wool) and ????? (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 (1997–2021) , “Crocidolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “crocidolite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

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