Serpentine Beads, 12mm

Serpentine beads. Color: Light Green Size: 12mm Country of origin: China Serpentine gemological information: Namely: From the family of phyllosilicates with a high content of magnesium. This serpentine is regularly sold for jade, in China it is finds it as jade xiuyu. Possible color: Very many shades of green, often present of yellow, white, gray. Density: Between 2.55 and 2.70 Hardness: Between 2.5 and 3 (if there are impurities it can go up up to 5) Crystal system: Breakage: Fibrous, silky Cleavage: None Polariscope: Anisotropic (restores every 90°, except on axis optical) Refractive index: Birefringence: Most of the time it is zero Chelsea filter: Inert most of the time, rarely weak green Spectrum: Not observable / not diagnostic Different countries where the serpentine may be mined: New Zealand, Canada, Russia, Zimbabwe, Peru, India, Greece, France, China, Austria, Afghanistan,... SERPENTINE MAY BE CONFUSED WITH: - Chrysoprase - Green Aventurine - Fuchsite - Jade - nephrite - Maw sit sit - Tinted quartzite - Green marble - Soapstone