tremolite
IPA: trˈɛmʌɫaɪt
noun
- (mineralogy) A pale grey/green amphibole mineral, a type of asbestos, that is a mixed calcium and magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Ca₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂; sometimes used in place of common asbestos.
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Examples of "tremolite" in Sentences
- A fibrous variety of tremolite is used as asbestos.
- There are deposits of muscovite and tremolite asbestos.
- Cerussite, tremolite and spodumene exhibit prismatic cleavage.
- Tremolite forms a series with actinolite and ferro actinolite.
- Tremolite forms by metamorphism of sediments rich in dolomite and quartz.
- Much of the asbestos is known to emanate from fibrous tremolite or actinolite.