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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Etymology

From sodic + anthophyllite. Named for its composition, being a sodic orthoamphibole resembling anthophyllite.

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