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Object Name |
Antigorite |
Object Description |
Thick seam (4.5 cm thick) of dark purple gray fibrous antigorite, var. Baltimorite with brown spheroidal genthite on top and bottom of the seam. This sample is included in the Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. and can be found on page 68. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Pennsylvania;Texas/Lancaster County |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Mg Fe silicate |
Crystal System |
Monoclinic |
Sp Grav. |
2.5-2.6 |
Hardness |
3 - 4 |
Luster |
Satiny |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Conchoidal, uneven |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. |
Dimensions |
H-4.635 W-6.315 L-10.155 cm |
Catalog Number |
12124 |