Tremolite is a member of the amphibole mineral group.

Asbestos is a naturally ocurring mineral. Other names are chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, actinolite and anthrophyllite.

Chrysotile asbestos (White) is a Serpentine, Amosite (Grunerite) (Brown asbestos, and Crocidolite (Blue) are Amphiboles

Tremolite (Jade, Pounamu, Greenstone) is an amphibole group, complex (Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2) silicate, found in metamorphosed Dolomite, and low-grade ultra-basic rocks.

It has a felted texture, making it a very tough rock. It may be further hardened by fire.

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 9 words with the pattern T---O--T-. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter T and 5th letter O and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are:

tangoists

tediosity

tholobate

thymocyte

tremolite

trilobate

trilobite

turbojets

tycoonate