ANTHOPHYLLITE

ANTHOPH'YLLITE, noun [Gr. a flower, and a leaf.]A mineral in masses composed of interlaced plates, or crystallized in reed-shaped crystals, which appear to be four sided prisms longitudinally streaked. The color is between dark yellowish gray and olive brown; the luster shining and pearly.

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An‐thoph″yl‐lite (�), n. [[NL. anthophyllum clove.]] A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color. — An′tho‐phyl‐lit″ic (�), a.