16.24: Bowenite

Gemology · LibreTexts

0%

Contents

    Text

    Size
    100%
    Theme
    Typeface
    Line length
    Spacing

    From LibreTexts, under CC BY-NC-SA 2.5, as the source states it; its equations are written in TeX, which the PDF shows typeset. This page at LibreTexts.

    Bowenite (Serpentine)
    Chemical composition Mg6((OH)8)Si4O10)
    Crystal system Mostly monoclinic
    Habit Cryptocrystalline
    Cleavage None
    Fracture Even to hackly
    Hardness 2-5.5
    Optic nature None
    Refractive index ±1.55
    Birefringence None
    Dispersion None
    Specific gravity 2.59
    Lustre Waxy
    Pleochroism None

    This page titled 16.24: Bowenite was last modified on Fri, 06 May 2022 23:29:21 GMT and is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by gemology via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.