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Clinochlore

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Slesse Creek, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley East, British Columbia, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 5.6 × 3 cm
Description

Rich coverage on one side of a slab of country rock features jet-black crystals of this magnesium aluminum silicate hydroxide, from an unusual Canadian locality. With minor quartz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...
David J. Eicher

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