Clinochlore

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Clinochlore specimen from Achmatowsk, Ural Mtns., Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

© Photo by Burton Litman, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Properties

Formulas (Mg,FeII)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8, Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Abbreviation Clc
Variant Fe
Classifications Chlorite (group), Minerals containing OH
Luminescence emitters Fe, Mn, Si-O
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1851
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Crystal symmetry Monoclinic
Tags Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Al 2
O 18
Si 3
H 8
Mg 5
Total: 36

References

Reference
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Kuznetsov et al. 1991 2 0 0
Laukamp et al. 2021 1 0 0