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Clinochlore var. Chromian on Chromite

#PD34304

Clinochlore var. Chromian on Chromite

#PD34304
Availability
Sold
Size
4.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Mg6Si4O10(OH)8 (RRUFF)
Locality
Ufaley dist., Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Russia

Purple hexagonal crystals and platy crystals of Chromian Clinochlore to 3mm on a solid piece of black Chromite.

Comes with an old Lazard Cahn collection label.

Clinochlore

Formula
Mg6Si4O10(OH)8 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Fibrous, Pseudo Hexagonal, Granular 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Pearly 
Color
blackish green, bluish green, white, yellowish green, olive green 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
2-2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

Lazard Cahn label

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