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Definition of: crocidolite
(krə·sid′ə·līt) noun
1. A fibrous, silky, blue or green hydrous silicate; blue asbestos.
2. A yellow alteration product of this silicate used as a gemstone; tiger's–eye. [<Gk. krokis, -idos nap of cloth + -LITE]
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