ANTHOPHYLLITE


Meaning of ANTHOPHYLLITE in English

Amphibole mineral, a magnesium and iron silicate that occurs in altered rocks, such as the crystalline schists of Kongsberg, Norway; southern Greenland; and Pennsylvania.

Anthophyllite is commonly produced by regional metamorphism of ultrabasic rocks (see acid and basic rocks ).

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