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anthophyllite

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anthophyllite (ăn'thəfĭl`īt): see amphibole amphibole (ăm`fəbōl')
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anthophyllite

Amphibole mineral, a magnesium and iron silicate that occurs in altered rocks, such as the crystalline schists of Kongsberg, Norway; southern Greenland; and Pennsylvania. Anthophyllite is commonly produced by regional metamorphism of ultrabasic rocks (see acid and basic rocks).
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