Tremolite

Hardness ( Moh )

" 5 - 6

Crystal System

Monoclinic

Specific Gravity

2.90 - 3.10

Refractive Index

1.560 - 1.643

Birefringence

Family

Colour(s)

White, gray, lavender to pink, light green, light yellow

Cleavage

Francture Type

Uneven

Luster

Streak

White

Transparency

Transparent to translucent

Formula

Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2

Country

Found In Afghanistan,Antarctica,Argentina,Atlantic Ocean,Australia,Austria,Bangladesh,Bolivia,Botswana,Brazil,Bulgaria,Canada,Chad,Chile,China,Czech Republic,Czech Republic/Poland,Dominican Republic,DR Congo,Egypt,Ethiopia,Fiji,Finland,France,Gabon,Georgia,Germany,Greece,Greenland,Haiti,Hungary,Iceland,India,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Ireland,Italy,Ivory Coast,Japan,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Madagascar,Malaysia,Mali,Mauritania,Mexico,Mongolia,Morocco,Myanmar,Namibia,Nepal,New Zealand,Nicaragua,North Korea,North Macedonia,Norway,Oman,Pacific Ocean,Pakistan,Papua New Guinea,Peru,Philippines,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,Saudi Arabia,Senegal,Sierra Leone,Slovakia,Solomon Islands,South Africa,South Korea,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sudan,Sweden,Switzerland,Taiwan,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Thailand,Turkey,UK,Ukraine,Uruguay,USA,Uzbekistan,Vietnam,Yemen,Zambia,Zimbabwe