Definition of Tremolite. Meaning of Tremolite. Synonyms of Tremolite

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Definition of Tremolite

Tremolite
Tremolite Trem"o*lite, n. [From Tremola, a valley in the Alps, where it was discovered.] (Min.) A white variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring in long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses.

Meaning of Tremolite from wikipedia

- Tremolite is a member of the amphibole group of silicate minerals with composition Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2. Tremolite forms by metamorphism...
- Although tremolite is a metamorphic amphibole, it is most commonly derived from highly metamorphosed ultramafic rocks, and thus tremolite-talc schist...
- origin include those developed in limestones by contact metamorphism (tremolite) and those formed by the alteration of other ferromagnesian minerals (such...
- formerly used in many products until the early 1980s. [citation needed] Tremolite asbestos constituted a contaminant of many if not all naturally occurring...
- contact registered individuals with important health information. The Tremolite Asbestos Registry contains people who lived in or worked in Libby, Montana...
- are; Olivine + Tremolite + Talc → Olivine + Tremolite + Anthophyllite (low MgO, >550 °C, XCO2 <0.6) Talc + Tremolite + MagnesiteTremolite + Anthophyllite...
- Mineralogical ****ociation as a mineral species name in 1978 (replaced by tremolite). The name "nephrite" is mineralogically correct for referring to the...
- Hexagonite is the red to pink, lilac to purple manganoan variety of tremolite. A rare amphibole, it can be transparent, translucent, and rarely opaque...
- intermediate member in a solid-solution series between magnesium-rich tremolite, Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2, and iron-rich ferro-actinolite...
- frequently synthesized along with its ternary solid solution series members tremolite and ****mingtonite so that the thermodynamic properties of its ****emblage...