griqualandite, noun

/ˈɡrɪkwəˌlændaɪt/
Origin:
Named by G.G. Hepburn in 1887, from its locality, Griqualand West.
Mineralogy, rare
see quotation 1887.
1887 Chem. News LV. 240Griqualandite, a pseudomorph of crocidolite.
1976 C.B. Coetzee et al. in Mineral Resources of Republic of S. Afr. (Dept. of Mines) 266In the vicinity of Prieska the asbestos can be recovered from the weathered zone, but to the north the asbestos is altered to tiger’s-eye or griqualandite at many places.
1993 A.M. Clark Hey’s Mineral Index 271Griqualandite, syn. of crocidolite..; an unnecessary name..for a pseudomorph after crocidolite...Griqualand West, South Africa.
see quotation 1887.
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