Healerite flat support from the state of Washington in the USA. Fully polished by hand.

Healerite is a certain species of Serpentine. The mineral serpentine or clinochrysotile is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula (Mg, Fe) 3Si2O5 (OH) 4. It belongs to the phylosilicates. The amorphous mineral can be red, yellow, white and green. The green color is typical of the mineral in the mantle rock serpentinite. The hardness is 2.5 to 4 depending on the composition and serpentine has an average density of 2.59. One of these types falls under asbestos. The inhalation of this species is harmful to health. The mineral serpentine, like the rock serpentinite, is named after the Latin word serpens, which means "snake". The shape in which the minerals have grown in the rock is reminiscent of the shape of a snake. It was also used as a medicine against snake bites in the past. The other name for serpentinite, clinochrysotile, is derived from the Greek words clinos, chrysos and tilos ("crooked, crooked", "gold" and "fiber", respectively). It is so called by the gold-colored fibrous structure that the mineral can take on. Serpentine is an indicative mineral for serpentinite, a peridotite converted by hydrothermal activity. Under the influence of pressure and temperature, the olivine and pyroxene from the mantle rock have been converted into serpentine. This is called serpentization. The chemical reaction equation is: 4Mg2SiO4 (olivine) + 4H2O (l) + 2CO2 (aq) → Mg6Si4O10 (OH) 8 (serpentine) + 2MgCO3 (magnesite) Serpentine is therefore a mineral found in those areas where mantle rock on the surface has come, usually in orogens. Serpentine is widely disclosed in Greece and in the Alps.