What does "crocidolite" mean?

A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.

What is a synonym for "crocidolite"?

Common synonyms include: blue asbestos, blue asbestos, cape blue, cape blue.

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A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos. countable, uncountable

From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.

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