Serpentine

Serpentine comes from the Latin "serpens = snake", after the snakeskin-like appearance and the former effect against snake venom. There are countless synonyms. Serpentine is a mineral group consisting of antigorite and chrysotile.

Serpentine is found in China, Australia, Tanzania, Mexico, USA, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Russia and New Zealand.

Antigorite is yellow-green, bottle-green to green-black, chrysotile is silvery-green.


Mineral class of phyllosilicates
Formula: Mg6((OH)8/Si4O10) + Al,Cr,Fe,Mn,Ni.

Mohs hardness: 2.5 - 3
Density: 2,2 - 2,4
Cleavability: none(chrysotile), perfect(antigorite)
Stroke colour: white
Transparency: opaque, rarely translucent to transparent

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