tremolite
/trem-uh-lahyt/US // ˈtrɛm əˌlaɪt //UK // (ˈtrɛməˌlaɪt) //
透闪石,透辉石,透光石,震旦石
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Mineralogy.
- : a white or grayish variety of amphibole, Ca2Mg5Si8O222, usually occurring in bladed crystals.
Examples
The tremolite occurs in white crystals, about a quarter inch in width and from a half to three inches in length.
Tremolite is a white to light gray silicate of lime and magnesia found especially in metamorphic limestones.
The true asbestos, however, he says, is a fibrous variety of tremolite or hornblende.
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