Cochise College          Photos of Minerals

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                          Roger Weller, geology instructor

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Mineral Information on:
byssolite

Chemical Group:   silicate

Chemical Formula:   Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Color:    bright to dark green, grayish green, black

Luster:  vitreous

Hardness:  5 to 6               Specific Gravity:                  Fracture:

Cleavage:

Crystal Forms:  Monoclinic system, hair-like fibers

Mineral Associations:

Identifying Characteristics:  hair-like (acicular habit)

Uses:

Occurrences: 

Toxicity:      when-swallowed-                            when inhaled-

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