actinolite

English

Actinolite

Etymology

actino- +‎ -lite

Noun

actinolite (countable and uncountable, plural actinolites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂, belonging to the amphibole group.

Synonyms

• asbestinite

Translations

mineral with monoclinic crystals belonging to the amphibole group

• Afrikaans: aktinoliet, stralingsgesteente
• Esperanto: aktinoto
• Finnish: aktinoliitti
• French: actinote (fr) f
• German: Aktinolith (de)

• Italian: actinolite f
• Polish: aktynolit (pl) m
• Portuguese: actinolita f, actinolite f, actinolito m
• Spanish: actinolita (es) f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2022), “Actinolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “actinolite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2022.

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Italian

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinoliti)

1. (mineralogy) actinolite

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Portuguese

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinolites)

1. Alternative form of actinolita

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French

Noun

actinolite f (plural actinolites)

1. (mineralogy) actinolite