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chrysotile

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chrysotile: see serpentine serpentine , hydrous silicate of magnesium. It occurs in crystalline form only as a pseudomorph having the form of some other mineral and is generally found in the form of chrysotile (silky fibers) and antigorite and lizardite (which are both tabular).
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chrysotile

Fibrous variety of the magnesium silicate mineral serpentine; it is the most important asbestos mineral. Individual fibres are white and silky, but the aggregate in veins is usually green or yellowish. Chrysotile fibres have a high tensile strength, similar to that of other asbestos minerals (see amphibole asbestos). The largest deposits of chrysotile are in Quebec and in the Ural Mountains.

chrysotile [′kris·ō‚tīl]
(mineralogy)
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4A fibrous form of serpentine that constitutes one type of asbestos.
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