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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CROCIDOLITE

Cro *cid "o *lite (kr-sd "-lt ), n. Etym: [Gr. kroky `s nap on cloth + -lite. ] (Min. )

Defn: A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers.

New American Oxford Dictionary

crocidolite

cro cid o lite |krōˈsidlˌīt kroʊˈsɪdəlaɪt | ▶noun a fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of a silicate of iron and sodium. Also called blue asbestos (see asbestos ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek krokis, krokid- ‘nap of cloth ’ + -lite .

Oxford Dictionary

crocidolite

crocidolite |krə (ʊ )ˈsɪdəlʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of a silicate of iron and sodium. Also called blue asbestos. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek krokis, krokid- ‘nap of cloth ’ + -lite .