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Cassiar Mine, Cassiar, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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Chrysotile : Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Cassiar Mine, Cassiar, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

The Field of View on this photo is 5 cm across.

The Cassiar Asbestos mine produced a high volume of Asbestos that was free from Tremolite inclusions. The mining here came to an abrupt end in the 90's as the price and demand of asbestos dropped significantly. The town was sold off and the buildings were hauled away and demolished. Now this ...
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Chrysotile : Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Cassiar Mine, Cassiar, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Specimen of green chrysotile. Size 6,5×4,5 cm. Collection of Geologický pavilon of VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava (http://geologie.vsb.cz/gp).
 © Jakub JirásekPhoto ID: 92416    View Count: 304

Multiple photos availableChrysotile : Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Cassiar Mine, Cassiar, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Here is some green fibrous Chrysotile on matrix. I acquired it from the Cassiar Mine in British Columbia. The sample is 10.5 cm long, 4.5 cm wide, and 5.6 cm thick. From M. Adamowicz collection.
 © M.AdamowiczPhoto ID: 175071    View Count: 154
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