smaragdite

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A fibrous green amphibole mineral occurring in rocks such as eclogite.

noun

An emerald-green mineral, thin-foliated to fibrous in structure, belonging to the amphibole or hornblende group: it is found in certain rocks, as the euphotide of the Alps.

noun

A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.

noun

A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varieties of gabbro.