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Kämmererite

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Kämmererite

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Description
Locality: 
Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Turkey
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

A fine example of Chromian Chlinochlore (Kämmererite) showing crystals up to 7 mm. One crystal is unusually elongated, others show different forms of twinning.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kämmererite

Variety Of: 

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
white