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Marmolite
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Lizardite
Sissone Valley, Malenco Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
© Chinellato Matteo
| Name: | Named by Thomas Nuttall in 1822 relating to minerals found at Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Named from the Greek word "marmalos" meaning "pearly" as the mineral has a pearly to metallic luster. | ||
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| Chrysotile, Lizardite | |||
A variety of Serpentine Group
Light green pearly serpentine which may show a somewhat laminated fracture pattern.
Light green pearly serpentine which may show a somewhat laminated fracture pattern.
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | |||||
References for Marmolite | ||||||
| Reference List: - + | Nuttall, Thomas, 1822, Observations on the Serpentine Rocks of Hoboken, in New-Jersey, and on the Minerals which they Contain, American Journal of Science, series 1, v. 4, p. 19-23. | |||||
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