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341:Emmanuel-Louis Gruner
270:Other characteristics
232:Translucent to opaque
105:Strunz classification
289:is a mineral of the
539:Monoclinic minerals
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291:amphibole
287:Grunerite
222:Colorless
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534:Asbestos
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185:Columnar
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395:Bibcode
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248:Density
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