Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An olive-green variety of actinolite, in long, fine, capillary crystals, from St. Gotthard, Tyrol, and from Dauphiné. Also called
amiantus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
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- noun mineralogy An olive-green
fibrous variety ofhornblende .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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There was also found a quantity of quartz filled with white byssolite, forming very attractive specimens and valued at $250.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 Various
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