Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: wollastonite  'wû-lus-tu,nIt
  1. A white or greyish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium
    "Wollastonite is used in ceramics and as a substitute for asbestos in some applications"

Derived forms: wollastonites

Type of: mineral

Encyclopedia: Wollastonite