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Mineral Information on:
hexagonite

Chemical Group:  silicate (amphibole)

Chemical Formula:  Ca₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂   (a form of tremolite)

Color:   violet to pink (due to the presence of manganese)                                                                     

Hardness:   5 to 6              Specific Gravity:  2.9 to 3.2               

Cleavage:  typical amphibole cleavage (2 directions)

Crystal Forms:  elongated blades in a matrix

Mineral Associations:   talc, white tremolite, light blue diopside

Identifying Characteristics:  mass of pinkish-purple bladed crystals

Uses:

USA occurrences:
New York
     Gouverneur, Fowler, Balmat, Talcville, Edwards, Stellaville, Elmdale
     Sylvia Lake
     St. Lawrence Valley 

Toxicity:      when-swallowed-                            when inhaled-

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