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actinolite noun. L18.
[from ACTINO- + Greek lithos stone: see -ITE1. Named in ref. to the rayed masses of crystals it often forms.]
Mineralogy. A green amphibole mineral containing calcium, magnesium, and ferrous iron, forming elongated monoclinic crystals or fibrous masses, and found esp. in many metamorphic rocks and as a form of asbestos.
,actino'litic adjective M19.