Tremolite

Tremolite（矿物名）

This sample of tremolite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Tremolite is a fibrous mineral, one of those which were given the commercial name asbestos. These materials are silicates which contain magnesium and iron. Tremolite has the composition Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂. This sample is about 15x3 cm and is from Corse, France.

这种 tremolite 样本陈列在史密森尼自然历史博物馆中。tremolite 是一种纤维状矿物，属于被赋予商业名称“石棉”的矿物之一。这些材料是含有镁和铁的硅酸盐。tremolite 的化学式为 Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂。此样本尺寸约为15×3厘米，来自法国科西。

These samples of tremolite show that it has other habits of formation other than the fibrous one. The sample above left is about 8x16 cm and is from Wilberforce Township, Ontario, Canada. The single crystal above right is about 3x7 cm and is from Tanzania. The sample below left is about 15x5 cm and is from Macomb, New York. The sample below left is about 5x6 cm and is from Gouverneur, New York.

这些透闪石样品显示，它除了纤维状的成矿方式外，还有其他成矿形态。上方左侧的样品约8x16厘米，来自加拿大安大略省威尔伯福特镇。右侧的单晶体约3x7厘米，来自坦桑尼亚。下方左侧的样品约15x5厘米，来自美国纽约州麦康布。下方左侧的样品约5x6厘米，来自美国纽约州格韦尼尔。

This sample of tremolite is from Franklin, New Jersey. It is about 8x10 cm.

这种 tremolite 样本来自新泽西州弗兰克林。它的尺寸约为 8 厘米 × 10 厘米。

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Riebeckite

里贝克石

Riebeckite is a fibrous mineral, one of those which were given the commercial name asbestos. These samples are of the variety crocidolite.

里贝克石是一种纤维状矿物，属于被命名为石棉的矿物之一。这些样本属于克罗基多石品种。

These materials are silicates which contain magnesium and iron. Riebeckite has the composition Na₂(Fe,Mg)₃Fe₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂. The sample above left is about 13x5 cm and is from Carn Brea mine, Prieska district, Cape Province, South Africa. The sample at right above, was formed as a long, solid bundle of bluish fibers about 4x25 cm. It is from Todos Santos, Cochabamba, Bolivia. The sample below left was about 6x25cm and was also from Bolivia.

这些材料是含镁和铁的硅酸盐。里贝克石的化学式为Na₂(Fe,Mg)₃Fe₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂。上面左图的样品尺寸约为13×5厘米，采自南非开普省普里斯卡区的卡恩布里亚矿。右上方的样品形成了一束长约25厘米、宽约4厘米的蓝灰色纤维束，采自玻利维亚的 Todos Santos，科恰班巴区。下方左图的样品尺寸约为6×25厘米，同样采自玻利维亚。

At left is part of a sample of fibrous "asbestos" material, crociodolite, over a meter long. It is from the Philadelphia mine in Chapare, Bolivia. The sample at right below, was formed as a long, solid bundle of bluish fibers about 4x25 cm. It is from Todos Santos, Cochabamba, Bolivia. The sample below left was about 6x25cm and was also from Bolivia.

左侧是一块长约一米的纤维状“石棉”材料，即crociodolite，来自玻利维亚的Chapare矿山。右侧下方的样品是由约4x25厘米长的蓝色纤维紧密编织而成的实心束，来自玻利维亚的Cochabamba的Todos Santos。下方左侧的样品约为6x25厘米，也来自玻利维亚。

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Chrysotile

金云母

Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Chrysotile is another fibrous mineral, one of those which were given the commercial name asbestos. The sample at left is like a dense mat of vertical fibers. It is about 15x6 cm and is from Arizona. Chrysotile has the composition Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄.

另一种纤维状矿物是石棉，它属于那些被赋予商业名称‘石棉’的矿物之一。图中左侧的样本看起来像是一层密集的垂直纤维。其尺寸约为15x6厘米，来自亚利桑那州。石棉的化学式为Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄。

The left sample above is a 10x50 cm vertical column from Rocky Mount,Virginia. The right sample is a loose 10 x 60 cm bundle of fibers from Canadian Johns Mansville mine, Quebec, Canada.

上图左侧是一个来自弗吉尼亚州罗基山的10厘米×50厘米垂直柱体。右侧是一个来自加拿大魁北克省约翰斯·曼斯维尔矿的松散10厘米×60厘米纤维束。

The sample of chrysotile at right is about 25x30 cm in size and is from Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona.

右侧的石棉样本尺寸约为25厘米×30厘米，采自亚利桑那州吉拉县的西 Sierra Ancha 山区。

This sample is described as chrysotile with lizardite. It is about 12 cm wide and is from Montville, New Jersey.

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Mindat: 软石

这种样本被描述为含有蛇纹石。它宽约12厘米，来自新泽西州蒙蒂尔。

Grunerite

格鲁内尔矿

(Mg,Fe)₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Grunerite is another fibrous mineral, one of those which were given the commercial name asbestos. The sample at left and below is a dense column of fibers about 20x8 cm and is from South Africa. It is labeled grunerite of variety amosite. Grunerite has the composition (Mg,Fe)₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ .

格鲁内尔石是一种纤维状矿物，是那些被赋予商业名称‘石棉’的矿物之一。左图和下图中的样品是一根约20×8厘米的密集纤维柱，来自南非。该样品被标记为格鲁内尔石中的amosite品种。格鲁内尔石的化学式为(Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2。

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