tremolite

English

Etymology

From Tremola San Gottardo in Switzerland, where found, +‎ -ite.

Noun

tremolite (countable and uncountable, plural tremolites)

(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.

Translations

amphibole mineral

Finnish: tremoliitti
French: trémolite (fr) f
German: Tremolit m
Italian: tremolite f
Spanish: tremolita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Tremolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“tremolite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

Noun

tremolite f (plural tremoliti)

(mineralogy) tremolite

Anagrams

ometterli

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.