actinolite
noun
ac·tin·o·lite ak-ˈti-nə-ˌlīt 
: a bright green or grayish-green mineral of the amphibole group that is a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron occurring in fibrous, radiate, or columnar forms
Word History
Etymology
actino- + -lite; translation of German Strahlstein, Strahlschörl (earlier New Latin actinotus in the terminology of the naturalist J. F. Gmelin)
First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined above
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