A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Tremolite with talc |
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| Description | Tremolite is a form of asbestos and belongs to the amphibole family. It has the chemical formula of Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2. Tremolite is an important temperature indicator for petrologists because at high temps, it will convert to diopside. This sample is about 8 cm. |
| Location | USA ▹ Pennsylvania ▹ Livingston. Near York. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-10-25. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1371. |
| Key words | tremolite, asbestos, amphibole |
| Tech details | 759 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1702 |
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