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VIII - Inosilicates (Amphibole Group)		 Crystal habit of Tremolite
 
Name   Tremolite
Chemistry   Ca2Mg5[(OH,F)|Si4O11]2
Hardness   5.5 - 6
Lustre   vitreous - pearly
Colour   brown, colourless, grey, white, light green
Streak   white 
Density [g/cm3]   2.9 - 3.1
Crystal habit   monoclinic, crystals elongated, prismatic
Cleavage, Fracture   [110] perfect (124°), fracture uneven
other characteristics and occurrences   contact metamorphism of Ca-rich rocks
   
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