Chrysotile

ID	93
Mineral	Chrysotile
Location	McGregor Lake - Gatineau - Québec - Canada
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mindat data

ID	975
Long ID	1:1:975:1
Formula	`Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄`
IMA Status	0 1
Hardness (min)	2.5
Hardness (max)	2.5
Lustre	Silky
About the name	Named in 1843 by Franz von Kobell from the Greek chrysos - "gold" and tilos - "fiber."
Crystal System	Monoclinic
Morphology	Fibrous, massive
shortcode_ima	Ctl
Group	Serpentine Subgroup

Price: € 10

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: 19 g

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Notes:

Symbol	Element
H	Hydrogen
Mg	Magnesium
O	Oxygen
Si	Silicium