Table 2 The result of XRD of the mineral assemblage of serpentinite and Talc carbonate rocks.

From: Characterization of talc deposits in ultramafic rocks of Gebel El Maiyit and its economic feasibility

Rock type

No

Major

Minor

Rare

Serpentinite

Rocks

22

Antigorite

Lizardite

Talc, Chromite

21

Antigorite

Lizardite

Talc, Chromite

20

Antigorite

Lizardite

Dolomite, Chromite

3

Antigorite

Lizardite

Magnesite, Dolomite, Chromite

37

Antigorite

Magnesite, Lizardite

Dolomite, Chromite

38

Antigorite

Lizardite

Magnesite, Dolomite, Chromite

1

Antigorite

Lizardite

Dolomite, Chromite

4

Antigorite

Lizardite

Magnesite, Dolomite, Talc Chromite

6

Antigorite

Lizardite, Dolomite

-

19

Antigorite

Lizardite

Dolomite, Chromite

Talc carbonate

Rocks

8

Talc

Magnesite

Chlorite, Antigorite, Chromite

7

Magnesite

Talc

Chlorite, Lizardite, Kaolinite, Calcite Chromite

5

Talc

Dolomite

Chlorite, Antigorite, Kaolinite