Chrysotile
Chrysotile is named after Greek "chrysos" - gold and "tilos" - fiber, alluding to its colour and habit.
Chrysotile is a soft fibrous type of Serpentine with gray to green colour, sometimes with yellow to brownish hue.
Chrysotile is a soft fibrous type of Serpentine with gray to green colour, sometimes with yellow to brownish hue.
| General Information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A variety or type of: | Serpentine | |||||||||||||||||
| Chemical Formula |
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| Chrysotile Treatments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commonly dyed in various colors and impregnated (acetone and hot point test) - Blue Chart Gem Identification, Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli, 2010, p 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Properties of Chrysotile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohs Hardness | 2.5 to 4.5, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Specific Gravity | 2.51 to 2.63, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Optical Properties of Chrysotile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Refractive Index | 1.530 to 1.575, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Optical Character | Biaxial, Management Team (2012) | |||||||||||||||||
| Birefringence | 0.001, Management Team (2012) | |||||||||||||||||
| Chatoyancy | Yes, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Colour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colour (General) | Mottled, veined, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Lustre | Silky, Management Team (2012) | |||||||||||||||||
| Crystallography of Chrysotile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal System | Monoclinic, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Habit | Fibrous aggregates, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Further Information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral information: | Chrysotile information at mindat.org | |||||||||||||||||