Please note: This gedrite is not shaped asbesos like.
Formula(Mg,Fe2+)5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2
OriginSkisshyttan (Sweden) 
Descriptionpartly radial, dark green Gedrit crystals in matrix
Classification (Lapis) Amphiboles
Crystal Systemorthorhomobic
Hardness5,0 – 6,0
Colourgreywhite
Streakwhite
Luminescencenone observed 
Lustrevitreous
Transparency (Opacity)transparent to translucent 
Cleavagegood
Fracturebrittle 
Magnetismnegativ
Geological Settingcontact or regional metamorphosis formation
Specific Gravity 2,95 g/cm3