Hexagonite is a variety of the mineral tremolite. For information about tremolite please click the article tab at the top of the page, or click -here-.

Hexagonite, when first discovered, was thought to be a hexagonal form of tremolite, but actually shown to be monoclinic. A manganoan variety distinguished by its pale lilac to purplish colour. Originally reported from Edwards, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA.

The following health hazards should be noted when handling hexagonite

BIOHAZARD Hexagonite can cause asbestosis, lung cancer, and both pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma.

The mineral hexagonite can be translated into the following select languages:

Arabic		Bulgarian		Chinese (Sim)
Croatian		Czech		Danish
Dutch		Esperanto		Estonian
Finnish		French		German	Hexagonit
Greek		Hebrew		Hungarian
Italian		Japanese		Korean
Latin		Lithuanian		Norwegian
Persian		Polish		Portuguese
Romanian		Russian		Slovak
Spanish	Hexagonita	Swedish		Tagalog
Turkish		Ukrainian		Vietnamese

Hexagonite has only been found in one place in the world. The map below shows major documented concentration of hexagonite:

The MIROFOSS database offers free printable geological identification tags for personal and non-profit use. These tags can be used to properly identify mineral samples in your collection. -Click here- to download a full size jpeg image for a hexagonite identification tag; which can be printed on paper or used with a plastic laser printer.

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Geographical Data	Mindat.org. Retrieved on 2012-02-01
Physical Identification	Webmineral.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-01.
June 25, 2014	The last time this page was updated
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Hexagonite from USA

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Hexagonite from USA