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serpentine; antigorita (Esp.); antigorite (Port.); Antigorit (Deut.); antigoriet (Ned.) | serpentine; antigorita (Esp.); antigorite (Port.); Antigorit (Deut.); antigoriet (Ned.) | ||
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== Other Properties == | == Other Properties == |
Revision as of 09:26, 26 November 2019
Description
A variety of Serpentine named after the community of Antigorio in Italy. Antigorite was was first described and named for a specimen from the Antigorio valley in the Novara province of Italy.
Synonyms and Related Terms
serpentine; antigorita (Esp.); antigorite (Port.); Antigorit (Deut.); antigoriet (Ned.)
Other Properties
Monoclinic
Composition | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
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Mohs Hardness | 3 - 5 |
Density | 2.5-2.6 |
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 702
- External source or communication Comment: see B.Ford et al, Studies in Conservation, vol 39, pp. 57-69. for formula
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigorite [Accessed Aug. 30 2005]