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Kämmererite & Calcite

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Kämmererite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Turkey
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 4.2 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Sharp reddish purple clinochlore var. kammererite crystals to 5 mm with white calcite on black chromite matrix.

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White