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The serpentine group describes a group of common rock-forming hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate ((Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) minerals; they may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt and nickel. In mineralogy and gemology, serpentine may refer to any of 20 varieties belonging to the serpentine group. Owing to admixture, these varieties are not always easy to individualize, and distinctions are not usually made. There are three important mineral polymorphs of serpentine: antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite.
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What is the value of the mineral Serpentine?
it is nothing
What will scratch serpentine and what does not scratch it?
The Mohs hardness of serpentine is 2,5-3; it a soft mineral. Not scrached by a graphite pen; scratched by fingernail, copper etc.
What is the mineral group to gypsum?
it's in the mineral group sulfate because gypsum is a hydrous calcium sulfate
Is turquoise apart of a mineral group or mineral class?
Turquoise is a member of the turquoise group and is classed as a phosphate. Phosphates are a class of minerals that is part of a large and diverse group of minerals.
What mineral group forms by the breakdown and weathering of rock forming silicate minerals and are important constituents of soils?
Clays
What is the value of the mineral Serpentine?
it is nothing
What type of fracture does the mineral serpentine exhibit?
Fibrous
What California state mineral is?
Benitoite.
What mineral group is Zinc?
native if that is a mineral group
How serpentine formed?
Serpentine is a metamorphic mineral, so it was formed by high heat and great pressure, most often from peridotite.
How was serpentine formed?
Serpentine is a metamorphic mineral, so it was formed by high heat and great pressure, most often from peridotite.
Rhode Island state mineral?
Rhode Island's State Mineral is "bowenite", an attractive green form of serpentine.
What is salts mineral group?
The halide mineral group.
Does the mineral serpentine scratch glass?
No. The hardness of serpentine is 3-4.5, whereas a hardness of at least 7 is needed to scratch glass.
What mineral group is uvite the mineral in?
The tourmaline group (cyclosilicates)
What is chalcopyrites mineral group?
Chalcopyrite is in the sulfide mineral group.
What is the color of the serpentine rock?
The color of serpentine is olive green, yellow, golden, brown, and black. Its mineral group is silicate, its streak is white, its hardness ranges from 3-4.5, the luster is greasy, waxy, or silky.
