Asbestinite
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Actinolite. uncountable
"Trap, blended, or intimately mixed with hornblende ſlate, wacken, mullen, or kragg. / Talcoſe Argillite. / Calciferous Argillite. / Hornblende Slate, penetrated with talc or mica. / Hornblende, penetrated with garnets. / Hornblende Slate, penetrated with an exceſs of quartz. / Mullen, penetrated with aſbeſtinite."
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More examples"Trap, blended, or intimately mixed with hornblende ſlate, wacken, mullen, or kragg. / Talcoſe Argillite. / Calciferous Argillite. / Hornblende Slate, penetrated with talc or mica. / Hornblende, penetrated with garnets. / Hornblende Slate, penetrated with an exceſs of quartz. / Mullen, penetrated with aſbeſtinite."
Etymology
From asbestine + -ite.
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