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A white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos
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tremolite
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n. (context mineralogy English) A pale grey/green amphibole mineral that is a mixed calcium and magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula calcium 2 magnesium 5 silicon 8 oxygen 22 (Ohydrogen) 2 ; sometimes used in place of asbestos.
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Amphibole \Am"phi*bole\ ([a^]m"f[i^]*b[=o]l), n. [Gr. 'amfi`bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. 'amfiba`llein to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Ha["u]y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.] ...
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n. a white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos
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Tremolite is a member of the amphibole group of silicate minerals with composition: ☐Ca(MgFe)SiO(OH). Tremolite forms by metamorphism of sediments rich in dolomite and quartz . Tremolite forms a series with actinolite and ferro-actinolite . Pure magnesium ...