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Chrysotile Serpentine Skull (REF:CSS2).

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Chrysotile Serpentine Skull (REF:CSS2). Chrysotile Serpentine Skull

Measurements Approx.
Height - 2.9 cm
Width - 2.7 cm
Length - 4.4 cm



Serpentine was named in 1564 by Georgius Agricola (born Georg Pawer or Georg Bauer; 24 March 1494 – 21 November 1555, a German Humanist scholar, mineralogist and metallurgist) from the Latin "serpens", "snake", in allusion to the mottled green appearance of the mineral suggesting the resemblance to some snakes.


It is a subgroup of the Kaolinite-Serpentine Group, which includes Chrysotile, Lizardite, Kaolinite, Dickite and Nacrite.


  

Chrysotile is the most commonly encountered form of asbestos and in is fibrous form is highly dangerous and must been treated with extreme caution. In its non-fibrous forms, such as in many serpentinites it is safe to handle.




A crystal/mineral skull and what it represents can vary widely depending on the person using it. Skulls have used as a Memento mori, a belief from cultures of the Americas, but then, also simply used just as an artistic and sculptured decorative object for display.



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