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| Chlorite
is named from the Greek word chloros meaning green, its typical color.
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year unknown; IMA
status: Not
Valid (not an individual mineral species; a group
name) |
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Chemistry
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Chemical
Formula: |
The general formula may be stated
as: A5-6T4Z18, where A = Al, Fe2+, Fe3+, Li, Mg, Mn, or Ni, while T = Al, Fe3+, Si,
or a combination of them, and Z = O and/or OH
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Classification
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Mineral
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Silicates
(Germanates)
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Strunz 8th
Ed. ID:
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8/H.23-20
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Nickel-Strunz 10th
Ed. ID:
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9.EC.55
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9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates C : Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets
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Related
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Chlorite
Group.
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Members
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Chlorite
Group: Baileychlore,
Borocookeite, Chamosite, Clinochlore, Cookeite, Corundophilite,
Donbassite, Franklinfurnaceite, Nimite, Orthochamosite,
Pennantite, Sudoite
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Varieties: |
Brunsvigite,
Prasolite
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Synonyms: |
Chlorite,
Oxychlorite, Viridite
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Crystal
Data
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Crystallography:
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Monoclinic - Prismatic
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Occurances
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Geological
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Hydrothermal alteration product of amphibole, pyroxene and biotite.
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More
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Mindat.org
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The
Chlorite Group of minerals is a group of mostly monoclinic micaceous phyllosilicate minerals
that includes Amesite,
Chamosite,
Clinochlore (Kämmererite
and Seraphinite)
and Cookeite among
others. The most common species in the Chlorite Group are Clinochlore and Chamosite.
Chlorite is
named from the Greek word chloros for green, referring to it’s typical color. Chlorite
is not recognized by the IMA as
an individual mineral species so the term Chlorite is often
used to denote any member of the group when differentiation between the different members is not possible.
There have been many names in past literature to describe
Chlorites with small variations of chemical composition. The currently accepted names
are: Chlinochlore (Mg-rich Chlorite), Chamosite (Fe-rich),
Nimite (Ni-rich) and Pennantite (Mn-rich). Cookeite
(with lithium substituted for aluminum) is also a member
of the Chlorite Group. Chlorites characteristically occur as hydrothermal
alteration products of other minerals such as Amphiboles,
Pyroxenes and Biotites.
Chlorites are often known to gem
collectors as green inclusions
in Quartz and are
particularly interesting when they form as a coating on a crystal early
in its development.
As the crystal later grows larger, ie. out and around the
Chlorite coating, the effect produces a phantomed crystal.
The interior "crystal" is often indistinct or ghostly and thus the
name phantom.
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