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Chrysotile

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Chrysotile

Dipl. Ing. W. Maucher, Munich
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm
Description

Early twentieth century example of chrysotile from Canada including a handwritten label of Dipl. Ing. W. Maucher.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysotile

Formula: 
Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Zloty Stok (Reichenstein), Ząbkowice District, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland