Dictionary - Definition of BLUE ASBESTUS


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. An alternative spelling for "Crocidolite ": A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. An alternative spelling for "Crocidolite ": A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: BLUE ASBESTUS

Expressions	Definition
Blue asbestus	See Crocidolite . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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