| 释义 |
cro·cid·o·lite
\krōˈsidəlˌīt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: German krokydolith, from Greek krokyd-, krokys nap on cloth + German -o- + -lith -lite
: a lavender-blue or leek-green mineral of the amphibole group that is a variety of riebeckite and occurs in silky fibers and in massive and earthy form — called also blue asbestos; see tigereye |