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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. 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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