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Chromian Clinochlore

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Chromian Clinochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Nevada County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

Pinkish-purple microcrystals of "kammererite" (now chromian clinochlore) on a black chromite matrix from the Red Ledge Mine in Nevada County, California.

Acquired in 1995. Ex Dr Bob Janssens #1562.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chromian Clinochlore

Variety Of: 

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Formula: 
Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hardness: 
0.0

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