Kerolite

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| name = Kerolite

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| caption = Chrysoprase whose green coloring results from to the addition of kerolite

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| formula = {{chem2|(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2*H2O}}

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Kerolite or cerolite is a metamorphic nickel bearing phyllosilicate mineral variety of talc, can be seen as a mixture of serpentine and saponite as well. It has the chemical formula {{chem2|(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2*H2O}}. It is often considered as a talc variety and it was discredited 1979.