Please note: This actinolite is not shaped asbestos like.
FormulaCa2(Mg; Fe 2+)5Si8O22(OH)2
OriginZagi Berg (Pakistan) 
Descriptiondark green blades of actinolite
Classification (Lapis) Amphiboles
Crystal Systemmonoclinic
Hardness5,0 – 6,0
ColourBright green to grayish green; in thin section, colorless, pale green to deep green.
Streakwhite 
Luminescencesometimes in short wave UV
Lustervitreous
Transparency (Opacity)transparent to translucent 
Cleavagegood
Fractureuneven to conchoidal 
Magnetismnegative
Geological SettingProduced by low-grade regional or contact metamorphism of magnesium carbonate, mafic, or ultramafic rocks; also in glaucophane-bearing blueschists
Specific Gravity3,07 g/cm3