CaMg[Si22](OH)
Tremolite, a member of the amphibole group, is rare at Mont Saint-Hilaire.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Color is usually colorless to dark blue and green.
Luster is vitreous.
Diaphaneity is transparent to translucent.
Crystal System is monoclinic, 2/
Crystal Habits include color-zoned prismatic crystals.
Cleavage {110} is perfect.
Fracture is splintery.
Hardness is 5 – 6.
Specific Gravity is approximately 3.1 g/cm
Streak is white.
Associated Minerals include amphibole group.
Distinguishing Features: Crystal habit and color zoning.
Origin: Named in 1790 after its discovery locality, in Val Tremola,
Switzerland.
CLASSIFICATION:
Dana System
# 66.1.3a.1
Strunz Classification
# VIII/F.10-10
REFERENCES:
MinRec 21:343 (1990), Dana 8:1346-1350 (1997)
DISTRIBUTION AND RARITY AT MONT SAINT-HILAIRE:
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