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Meaning of TREMOLITE

Pronunciation:  'tremu`lIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos
 
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 See Also: amphibole group, asbestos

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Trem"o*lite\, n. [From Tremola, a valley in the Alps,
where it was discovered.] (Min.)
A white variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring in
long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses.
 

 

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