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Name and first discovery : Named by Schumacher in 1801 after the Latin word "anthophyllum" for "carnation" due to its brownish color.
Chemistry : Dimorph after cummingtonite
Synonyms : asbestos, anthogrammite, anthophylline, antofillite
Varieties : Kupfferite
Abbreviation : Ath
literature
Dana, J. D., & Dana, E. S. (1892). The system of mineralogy of James Dwight Dana, 1837-1868: descriptive mineralogy . J. Wiley & sons.