Lizardite
Formula | Mg3Si2O5(OH) |
Origin | |
Description | yellow massive tumbled and polished Lizardite |
Classification (Lapis) | Serpentines |
Crystal System | hexagonal |
Hardness | 2,5 |
Colour | Green, light yellow to white; colorless |
Streak | white |
Luminescence | none observed |
Luster | waxy |
Transparency (Opacity) | semitransparent |
Cleavage | perfect |
Fracture | |
Magnetism | negative |
Geological Setting | Typically a product of retrograde metamorphism, replacing olivine, orthopyroxene, or other minerals in ultramafic igneous rocks. |
Specific Gravity | 2,57 g/cm3 |