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serpentineMember of a group of minerals, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, occurring in soft metamorphic rocks and usually dark green. The fibrous form chrysotile is a source of asbestos; other forms are antigorite and lizardite. Serpentine minerals are formed by hydration of ultramafic rocks during metamorphism. Rare snake-patterned forms are used in ornamental carving. Serpentine
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| HEDMAN RESOURCES LIMITED (TSX VENTURE:HDM) announced today that it has received a Progress Report from the Albany Research Center ("ARC") of the United States Department of Energy ("US DOE") on its ongoing co-operative research and development partnership ("CRADA") for fiberization of Hedman's unique antigorite ore. CO2 PROJECT - Hedman is in the final stages of negotiations with Queen's University for a two-year research and development program on carbon dioxide sequestration and emission control systems related to its antigorite based serpentinite ore. Preliminary assays and testing tabled by these prospectors confirm a serpentine deposit of an antigorite concentration similar to Hedman's deposits at Horwood Lake and suggesting an attractive magnesium/iron ratio highly suitable for the Company's fiberization demands. |
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