Here is a collection of serpentine samples. Note the range of colors from pale green to dark green to deep bluish black.
Click here to see a close-up showing the greasy luster and even the greasy feel.
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Here is a pale green sample. The grooves are just that: grooves formed when rock movements sheared the sample. They are not asbestos fibers.
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Here is a black sample. Note that you can see little flecks of deep green.
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This is another sample that looks greasy when you look closely and feels greasy when you feel it.
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This highly fractured piece (note the white veins) shows the nice bluish black color.
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Here is a nice deep green example.
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