Crocidolite
Pronunciation : Cro*cid"o*lite (kr-sd"-lt)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. kroky`s nap on cloth + - lite.] (Min.)
Definition : Defn: A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913