What is serpentine?
Serpentine is a general term for hydrous magnesium-rich silicate minerals, such as antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile. Their color is generally green, but also light gray, white or yellow. The structure of serpentine often has curls, like fibers. Such serpentine is often used as asbestos. Both massive and fibrous serpentine are lustrous, massive like wax and […]