CHRYSOTILE VAR. ORTHOCHRYSOTILE


Chrysotile var. orthochrysotile is not in the current Franklin Mineral Species List.
Orthochrysotile, a magnesium silicate hydroxide mineral of the serpentine group, occurs admixed with clinochrysotile from Franklin and may occur at Sterling Hill as well. The occurrences of orthochrysotile require much additional study. (Dunn, 1995)

 Location Found: Franklin
     
 Mineral Note: Removed from Franklin Mineral list in 2017
     
 Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
 Essential Elements: Hydrogen, Magnesium, Oxygen, Silicon
 All Elements in Formula: Hydrogen, Magnesium, Oxygen, Silicon
     
 IMA Status: Discredited 2006, A polytype of chrysotile
     
     
 To find out more about this mineral at minDat's website, follow this link   Chrysotile var. orthochrysotile

     
 References:
Dunn, Pete J. (1995). Franklin and Sterling Hill New Jersey: the world's most magnificent mineral deposits. Franklin, NJ.: The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society. p.485. 'Orthochrysotile'
The Picking Table References
 PT Issue and PageDescription / Comment
View IssueV. 29, No. 2 - Fall 1988, pg. 3Notes from the Laboratory & Changes to the List of Species From Franklin and Sterling Hill, Pete J. Dunn, John L. Baum, Additions to the list, Orthochrysotile and Lizardite
     
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