Asbestos, Serpentine

Synonyms

Antigorite

Asbestos, Serpentine, Chrysotile (Mg3(OH)4(Si2O5))

Chrysotile

Serpentine (Mineral)

Serpentine Asbestos

A type of asbestos that occurs in nature as the dihydrate of magnesium silicate. It exists in two forms: antigorite, a plated variety, and chrysotile, a fibrous variety. The latter makes up 95% of all asbestos products. (From Merck Index, 11th ed, p.893)