Amosite
Name: from Amosa, the Asbestos Mines of South Africa.
Clades: Inosilicate
Chemical: Fe7Si8O22(OH)2.
Crystal system: Monoclinic.
Region: Transvaa, South Africa.
Mineralogy
Amosite is a rare asbestiform variety of Grunerite.
Amosite
Name: from Amosa, the Asbestos Mines of South Africa.
Clades: Inosilicate
Chemical: Fe7Si8O22(OH)2.
Crystal system: Monoclinic.
Region: Transvaa, South Africa.
Mineralogy
Amosite is a rare asbestiform variety of Grunerite.