Smaragdite (variety of Actinolite)
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Smaragdite is named from the Ancient Greek word smaragdos originally meaning emerald but later meaning green gem or just green.

Discovery date unknown; IMA status: Not Valid (variety of Actinolite)

Chemistry

Chemical Formula:

Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ + Cr

Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate Hydroxide + Chromium

More Information

Smaragdite is a variety of Actinolite.
For more information please see the Actinolite information page.
 

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Smaragdite Mineral Photos and Locations

Smaragdite is an emerald green variety of an Amphibole similar to Actinolite and colored by its slight chromium (Cr) content. Smaragdite is named from the Ancient Greek word smaragdos, originally meaning emerald but later meaning green gem or green. Smaragdite is a green foliated material often found in eclogite and some varieties of gabbro. Smaragdite is not mineralogically related to Emerald. An Emerald imitation from fused masses is also called Smaragdite.

A well known location for Smaragdite is the Emerald deposit at Leckbachgraben Nasenkopf, Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria where elongated prismatic crystals are found. Other locations are the Věžná serpentinite quarry, Věžná, Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina Region, Moravia, Czech Republic; the Altermark talc mine, Altermark area, Rana, Nordland, Norway and a possible source in Italy.
 

  
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