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Word: Anthophyllite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century; earliest use found in Stephen Weston (1747–1830), antiquary and classical scholar. From German Anthophyllit from post-classical Latin anthophyllum clove + German -it
Definition:
A purplish- or yellowish-brown ferromagnesian silicate mineral of the amphibole group which occurs as fibrous or lamellar masses, especially in metamorphic rocks.
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