Antigorite

Antigorite

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.)

Raman

Other Properties

Monoclinic

Composition	Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Mohs Hardness	3 - 5
Density	2.5-2.6

Additional Images

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  Infrared spectrum of antigorite

Authority

• Thomas Gregory, Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942

• G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 702

• External source or communication, 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]