Lizardite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Lizardite [ Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄ ]

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Formula	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Abbreviation	Lz
Classifications	Minerals containing OH, Serpentine (subgroup)
Member	Lizardite-1T
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1956
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Crystal symmetry	Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2)
Tags	Mineral, Silicate , Hydroxide

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image
M2020 Lizardite / Gaspéite	CSIRO	Antigorite, Gaspéite, Lizardite (68.3%), Magnesite	68.3
M2068 Gaspéite / Lizardite / Magnetite	CSIRO	Gaspéite, Lizardite (35.3%), Magnesite, Magnetite	35.3
MT7375 Talc / Lizardite / Magnesite	CSIRO	Dolomite, Lizardite (25.1%), Magnesite, Talc	25.1	MT7375 Talc / Lizardite / Magnesite Image of Talc, Dolomite, Lizardite and Magnesite in specimen 'MT7375 Talc / Lizardite / Magnesite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
MT8397 Labradorite / Diopside	CSIRO	Augite, Diopside, Fe2+, Labradorite, Lizardite (8.0%), Nontronite-15.6A, Quartz, Rhodonite, Tremolite	8.0	MT8397 Labradorite / Diopside Image of Labradorite, Augite, Diopside (var. Fe2+), Lizardite, Nontronite-15.6A, Quartz, Rhodonite and Tremolite in specimen 'MT8397 Labradorite / Diopside' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2469 Enstatite	CSIRO	Clinoenstatite, Enstatite, Lizardite (7.0%), Talc	7.0	M2469 Enstatite Image of Enstatite, Clinoenstatite, Lizardite and Talc in specimen 'M2469 Enstatite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
NR41 Enstatite / Clinoenstatite / Talc	CSIRO	Clinoenstatite, Enstatite, Lizardite (5.6%), Talc	5.6	NR41 Enstatite / Clinoenstatite / Talc Image of Enstatite, Clinoenstatite, Lizardite and Talc in specimen 'NR41 Enstatite / Clinoenstatite / Talc' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.