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Chrysotile | ||
 | Mineral name: | Chrysotile |
| Formula: | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | |
| Category: | Serpentine | |
| Name Origin: | Named in 1834 from the Greek chrysos - "gold" and tilos - "fibre" | |
| Uses: | Chrysotile as asbestos is used for fireproofing and as an insulation material against heat and electricity | |
| Diagnostic features: | Its fibrous nature, green colour and greasy luster | |
| Interesting facts: | The use of chrysotile as asbestos depend on its fibrous, flexible nature, which allow it to be made into felt and woven into cloth and other fabrics | |
| PROPERTIES | ||
| Colour: | Light to dark shade of green | |
| Streak: | None | |
| Luster: | Greasy | |
| Hardness: | 4 | |
| Density: | 2.5-2.6 | |
| Form: | Monoclinic | |
| For more info on this mineral: | http://webmineral.com/data/Chrysotile.shtml http://www.mindat.org/min-975.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysotile | |
| THIS SAMPLE: | ||
| Name: | Chrysotile | |
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| Came from: | Mine Bell Asbestos, Thetfors mines, | |
| Province: | Quebec | |
| Collection of: | M.R.N.F.Q | |
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