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Antigorite

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Locality: 
Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
104.00gr
Description

Very interesting group of fibrous acicular crystals of antigorite and asbestos from this famous Canadian mine. Piece found by me in the summer of 1990 during the second expedition to this interesting site.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Antigorite

Formula: 
Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.15
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Antigorio Valley, Ossola Valley, Piedmont, Italy

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