General Chrysotile Information![]() Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 277.11 gm |
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Magnesium 26.31 % Mg 43.63 % MgO |
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Silicon 20.27 % Si 43.36 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.45 % H 13.00 % H2O |
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Oxygen 51.96 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
![]() Clinochrysotile, orthochrysotile, and parachrysotile are now polytypes of chrysotile. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre IMA) 1956 (Dana # Added) |
![]() Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named in 1834 from the Greek chrysos - "gold" and tilos - "fiber." |
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Clinochrysotile |
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Orthochrysotile |
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Parachrysotile |
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Chrysotile Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.5825:1:1.6049 |
![]() a = 5.313, b = 9.12, c = 14.637, Z = 4; beta = 93.167° V = 708.15 Den(Calc)= 2.60 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: A2/m |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 7.32(1), 3.65(0.7), 4.57(0.5), |
| Physical Properties of Chrysotile![]() Green. |
![]() 2.53 |
![]() Translucent |
![]() Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. |
![]() 2.5 - Finger Nail |
![]() Silky |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Chrysotile![]() CI meas= -0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.219,KPDmeas= 0.2251,KC= 0.2217 Ncalc = 1.56 - 1.58 ![]() Biaxial (?), a=1.569, g=1.57, bire=0.0010 |
| Calculated Properties of Chrysotile![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.63 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Chrysotile =2.60 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.03 |
Boson Index = 0.97 ![]() PEChrysotile = 1.39 barns/electron |
U=PEChrysotile x rElectron Density= 3.65 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Chrysotile is Not Radioactive | Chrysotile Classification![]() 71.01.02d.00 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings |
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(71.01)with 1:1 layers |
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(71.01.02d)Serpentine group (Chrysotile subgroup) |
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![]() 09.ED.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.E - Phyllosilicates |
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09.ED -Phyllosilicates with kaolinite layers |
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| Other Chrysotile Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Chrysotile : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Athena 4 - GeoScienceWorld 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - HyperPhysics 8 - MinDAT 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - Online Mineral Museum 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info Search for Chrysotile using: Visit our Advertisers for Chrysotile : A Bijoux Google Search for ChrysotileAdam's Minerals Google Search for Chrysotile Cape Minerals Google Search for Chrysotile Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Chrysotile Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Chrysotile Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Chrysotile John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Chrysotile McDougall Minerals Google Search for Chrysotile Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Chrysotile Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Chrysotile Ask about Chrysotile here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Chrysotile Specimen Label here :
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