ANTHOPHYLLITE

[an.tho.phyl.lite] n [G Anthophyllit, fr. NL anthophyllum, fr. Gk anthos + phyllon leaf--more at blade] (ca. 1828): an orthorhombic mineral of the amphibole group that is essentially a silicate of magnesium and iron and is usu. lamellar or fibrous and when fibrous is one of the less common forms of asbestos