Definition of actinolite Actinolite

ac•tin•o•lite

We found 6 definitions of actinolite from 6 different sources.

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What does actinolite mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: actinolites

actinolite - a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate
  amphibole a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • actinolite (n.)
    A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • actinolite
    ak-tin′ō-līt, n. a green variety of hornblende. [Gr. aktis, aktīnos, a ray, lithos, a stone.]

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  • Actinolite is a mineral that can be green, green-black, gray-green, or black in color and is made of crystals. It is common around the world. The environment it lives in is in metamorphic rocks. It is named after the Greek word aktinos (meaning "ray") because of the nature of Actinolite. Actinole is not radioactive.

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