anthophyllite

anthophyllite

English

Noun

anthophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural anthophyllites)

1. (mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
   • 1823 William Phillips - An Elementary Introduction to the Knowledge of Mineralogy

     Anthophyllite is of a brownish colour, and glistening, pearly, pseudo-metallic lustre; it occurs massive, the mass consisting of crystals or crystalline fibres often disposed in a radiating form.

Derived terms

• anthophylite asbestos

Translations

mineral

Finnish: antofylliitti Polish: antofyllit (pl) m Portuguese: antofilita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Anthophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “anthophyllite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.