Composition: Mg 3 , Si 2,0 (oh) 4 “
 Color: Green, white, brown, red, black, and yellow.
 Shape: Hexagonal system.
 Cleavage: usually not discernible because of crystal development.
 Hardness: 2_5.
 Luster: Greasy, Waxy, or silky.
 Streak: white
 other examples: synonym of crystal  light.
       Uses: approximately 95 percent of all red
        antique for used as indoor ornaments
 
 

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