Clinochlore ("Seraphinite")

Formula: (Mg,Fe²⁺)₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs scale: 2 - 2.5
Density (g/cm³): 2.60 - 3.02
Refractive index: 1.571 - 1.599
Cleavage: perfect
Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, pink, red, green, bluish
Transparency: transparent - translucent
Luster: pearly - greasy - dull
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: light yellow-green - light blue-green
Largest crystal: 10 cm?
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: 1851
1st Description: 1851
Name: a combination of the two Greek words "klinein" (to incline) and "chloros" (green), because of the obliquity between the optical axes, and the usually green color

Clinochlore Mineral

Size: 8.7 x 8.1 x 4.6 cm

Origin: Saranovskii Mine / Sarany / Permskaya Oblast' / Urals / Russia

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Clinochlore

Size: 2.6 x 2.6 x 0.6 cm
Weight: 28.90 ct
Origin: Korshunovskoye / Siberia / Russia

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Clinochlore Mineral

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Origin: Yellow Cat Mine / New Idria Distr. / San Benito County / California / USA

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Clinochlore

Size: 1.99 x 1.50 cm
Weight: 16.18 ct
Origin: Korshunovskoye / Siberia / Russia

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Clinochlore Mineral

Size: 8.4 x 7.9 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Tilly Foster Mine / Brewster / Putnam County / New York / USA

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Clinochlore Mineral Var. Kämmererite

Size: 3.9 x 2 x 1.8 cm

Origin: Kop Daglari / Erzurum Prov. / Turkey

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Clinochlore Var. Kämmererite

Size: 0.44 ct
Weight: 0.44 ct
Origin: Turkey

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