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Magnesiochloritoid

Formula:
MgAl
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
Hardness:6½
This page provides mineralogical data about Magnesiochloritoid.

Classification of Magnesiochloritoid

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/B.24-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.AF.85

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
F : Nesosilicates with additional anions; cations in [4], [5] and/or only [6] coordination
Dana 8th edition ID:52.3.3.2

52 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
3 : Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only
Hey's CIM Ref.:16.7.4

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
7 : Aluminosilicates of Mg
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Type Occurrence of Magnesiochloritoid

Type Locality:Allalin area, Saas Almagell, Saas Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Physical Properties of Magnesiochloritoid

Hardness (Mohs):6½

Optical Data of Magnesiochloritoid

Type:Biaxial
Dispersion:r < v moderate

Chemical Properties of Magnesiochloritoid

Formula:
MgAl
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
Essential elements:Al, H, Mg, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, H, Mg, O, Si

Relationship of Magnesiochloritoid to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
9.AF.05Sillimanite
Al
 
2
[O|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.10Andalusite
Al
 
2
[O|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.10Kanonaite
Mn
3+
 
Al[O|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.15Kyanite
Al
 
2
[O|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.20Mullite
Al
 
8
[(O,OH,F)|(Si,Al)O
 
4
]
 
4
9.AF.20Krieselite
(Al,Ga)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|GeO
 
4
]
9.AF.25Yoderite
Mg(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
3
[O|OH|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.30Magnesiostaurolite
(Mg,Li,Fe
2+
 
)
 
1.5-2
Al
 
9
[O
 
6
|(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.30Staurolite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg,Zn)
 
1.5-2
Al
 
9
[O
 
6
|(OH,O)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.30Zincostaurolite
(Zn,Li,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
<2
Al
 
9
[O
 
6
|(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.35Topaz
Al
 
2
[(F,OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.40Norbergite
Mg
 
3
[(F,OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.45Alleghanyite
Mn
2+
5
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.45Chondrodite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
[(F,OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.45Reinhardbraunsite
Ca
 
5
[(OH,F)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.50Humite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
7
[(F,OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
]
9.AF.50Manganhumite
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
7
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
]
9.AF.55Clinohumite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
9
[(F,OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.55Sonolite
Mn
2+
9
[(OH,F)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.55Hydroxylclinohumite
Mg
 
9
[(OH,F)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.60Leucophoenicite
Mn
2+
7
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
]
9.AF.65Ribbeite
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
5
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.70Jerrygibbsite
Mn
2+
9
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.75Franciscanite
Mn
3+
6
V
5+
0.5
[(O,OH)
 
3
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.75Örebroite
Mn
2+
3
(Fe
3+
 
,Sb
5+
 
)[(O,OH)
 
3
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.75Welinite
Mn
3+
6
(W
6+
 
,Mg)
 
0.7
[(O,OH)
 
3
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.80Ellenbergerite
Mg
 
6
Al
 
6
Ti[(OH)
 
6
|(HSiO
 
4
)
 
4
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.85Chloritoid
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg,Mn
2+
 
)Al
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.85Ottrélite
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Al
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.90Poldervaartite
CaCa[SiO
 
3
OH](OH)
9.AF.90Olmiite
CaMn
2+
 
[SiO
 
3
(OH)](OH)
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
16.7.1Pyrope
Mg
 
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
16.7.2Sapphirine
(Mg,Fe)
 
4-x
Al
 
4+x
[Al
 
4+x
Si
 
2-x
O
 
18
]O
 
2
16.7.3Sapphirine-1A
(Mg,Al,Fe
2+
 
)
 
8
[(Al,Si,Fe
3+
 
)
 
6
O
 
18
]O
 
2
16.7.5Kulkeite
Mg
 
8
Al(AlSi
 
7
)O
 
20
(OH)
 
10
16.7.6Palygorskite
(Mg,Al)
 
5
(Si,Al)
 
8
O
 
20
(OH)
 
2
·8H
 
2
O
16.7.7Saponite
Ca
 
0.25
(Mg,Fe)
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
16.7.8Aliettite
Ca
 
0.2
Mg
 
6
(Si,Al)
 
8
O
 
20
(OH)
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
16.7.9Montmorillonite
(Na,Ca)
 
0.33
(Al,Mg)
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
16.7.10Baumite
(Mg,Al,Mn,Zn,Fe)
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4

Other Names for Magnesiochloritoid

Russian names:
Магнезиохлоритоид

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Magnesiochloritoid

Reference List:Chopin, C. and Schreyer, W. (1983) Magnesio-carpholite and magnesiochloritoid: two index minerals of pelitic blueschists and their preliminary phase relations n the model system MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O. American Journal of Science: 283-A: 72-96.

American Mineralogist (1985): 70: 216-217.

American Mineralogist (1988): 73: 358-364.

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    Localities for Magnesiochloritoid

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    China
     
    • Jiangsu Province
      • Lianyungang Prefecture
    		Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (2004) 147 (1), 21 - 31
    France
     
    • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
      • Hautes-Alpes
        • Briançon
          • Abries
            • Monviso (Monte Viso)
    		Messiga et al. : "Cr-rich Magnesiochloritoid Eclogites from the Monviso ophiolites (Western Alps Italy)", Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Vol 17, Issue 3, p. 287, May 1999.
    Italy
     
    • Aosta Valley
      • Saint-Marcel
    		Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
    • Piedmont
      • Cuneo Province
    		Lithos, 41: 37-57.
    Spain
     
    • Andalusia
      • Granada
        • Salobreña
          • Otivar
    		Eur. J. Mineral. , 1989, 1, pp. 139-142..
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Zermatt - Saas Fee area
        • Matter Valley
    		Christian Bracke Collection
          • Zermatt
            • Gorner glacier area
    		Cont. to Mineralogy and Petrology 87:388-398
        • Saas Valley
          • Saas Almagell
    		Schweiz.Min.Petr.Mitt.(1963) 43, 269-286
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