antigorite

English

Etymology

After its locality in Antigorio, Italy, + -ite.

Noun

antigorite (plural antigorites)

  1. (mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.

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Further reading

  • Antigorite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • antigorite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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