anthophyllite
/an-thuh-fil-ahyt/US // ˌæn θəˈfɪl aɪt //
辉绿岩,辉绿石,蚁王石,辉绿宝石
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a mineral, magnesium-iron silicate,72, occurring in schists in lamellar or fibrous clove-brown crystals.
Examples
In Georgia the asbestos, which is anthophyllite, occurs in lenticular masses in peridotite associated with gneiss.
Asbestos consists mostly of magnesium silicate minerals—chrysotile, anthophyllite, and crocidolite.
The asbestos of Italy and Cyprus is anthophyllite, more like the Georgia material.
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