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anthophyllite

anthophyllite noun: a dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.

Noun

anthophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural anthophyllites)

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

Forms of anthophyllite

pluralanthophyllites

Words formed from anthophyllite

Questions about anthophyllite

What does anthophyllite mean?
Anthophyllite means a dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
What part of speech is anthophyllite?
Anthophyllite is a noun.
What is the plural of anthophyllite?
The plural of anthophyllite is anthophyllites.

Words near anthophyllite in the dictionary

  1. anthophorid
  2. anthophorids
  3. anthophorinid
  4. anthophorinids
  5. anthophorous
  6. anthophyllite
  7. anthophyllites
  8. anthophyte
  9. anthophytes
  10. anthoponotic
  11. anthoptosis

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