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Mindat Short Description

Polytypes are clinochrysotile, orthochrysotile, and parachrysotile. Clinochrysotile represents almost all of the known chrysotile specimens. Orthochrysotile is rare and parachrysotile is very rare.

Lizardite and antigorite are closely related serpe...

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Mineral described but not named: von Kobell F (1834) Ueber den schillernden asbest von Reichenstein in Schlesien, Journal für Praktische Chemie 2, 297-298 Mineral named: von Kobell F (1843) Ueber den Spadait, eine neue Mineral-species, und über den Wollastonit von Capo di bove, Gelehrte Anzeigen 17, 945-950

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Additional References

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• http://webmineral.com/data/Chrysotile.shtml