STRONGER THAN STEEL
Class: Silicates Subclass: Inosilicates Group: Amphibole Physical Characteristics: Color is usually green,white, or gray. Hardness is 5.5 - 6. Specific Gravity is approximately 2.9 - 3.3 (very slightly above average for translucent minerals). Streak is white. Associated Minerals are quartz, lawsaonite, epidoteand glaucophane.
Ac*tin"o*lite (#), n. [Gr. , , ray + -lite.] Min.
A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.
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