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Parachrysotile Mineral Data
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General Parachrysotile Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
Composition: |
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 |
Empirical Formula: |
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
Environment: |
Metamorphosed and hydrothermally-altered ultra-basic rocks. Parachrysotile (1956) is now regarded as polytype of chrysotile. |
IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 2006 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1951 |
Locality: |
Asbestos, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the crystal structure and the relationship to chrysotile which is from the Greek chrysos - "gold" and tilos - "fiber." |
Name Pronunciation: |
Parachrysotile + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
Amianthus |
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Asbestos |
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Chrysotile |
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Common asbestos |
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