Chrysotile
compound
Mg3Si2H4O9
The most common form of asbestos — a fibrous serpentine mineral
Chrysotile's silky fibres were once woven into fireproof cloth — its crystal structure reveals why it curls into hollow tubes.
Material
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Frame
White
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Chrysotile — Cc |
| Formula | Mg3Si2H4O9 |
| Crystal system | monoclinic |
| Space group | C 1 c 1 |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 5.34, 9.241, 14.689 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 93.66, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 2.544 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)