Mineral Name Chrysotile
First Discovered 1834
Nickel-Strunz Classification 09.ED.15
Dana Classification 71.01.02d.00
ICSD Pre IMA
Mineral Group Silicates - Phyllosilicate with kaolinite layers in the Asbestos group
Collection Number C-9E-2011-0004
Discovery Location Montréal-Broughton mine, Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Image Description A sample of green chrysotile on a serpentine matrix. Sample dimensions approximately 45mm x 15mm x 10mm. Images of the sample show the green colourof the mineral.
Author CherryAnn Villa


©2011 - C. Villa, Photographer


©2011 - C. Villa, Photographer


©2011 - C. Villa, Photographer

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