Definition of Picrolite. Meaning of Picrolite. Synonyms of Picrolite

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Definition of Picrolite

Picrolite
Picrolite Pic"ro*lite, n. [Gr. ? bitter + -lite.: cf. F. picrolithe.] (Min.) A fibrous variety of serpentine.

Meaning of Picrolite from wikipedia

- curiously patterned antigorite from the Jeffrey Mine, Quebec, Canada Picrolite (antigorite) from Quebec looking in color and form like a bit of celery...
- Chalcolithic cruciform figurines found in Lemba. These are made from picrolite and on display in Gallery 1....
- Chalcolithic cruciform figurines found in Lemba. These are made from picrolite and on display in Gallery 1 of the Cyprus Museum....
- female figurines formed from clay or stone—in particular the local stone picrolite—with prominent genitals which represented fertility as one of the crucial...
- Displa**** are "bone tools (needles etc.), flint knives and jewellery of picrolite and dentalia"—all from Choirokoitia, except for knives from Kalavasos-Tenta...
- large arrowheads and ground-stone implements covered with ochre." Copious picrolite, a crystal varying from dark green to grey most commonly found in the...