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Chlorophaeite

Formula:
(Ca,Mg,Fe)
 
2
Fe
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
13
·10H
 
2
O


Probably a chlorite. [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
Originally described from Isle of Rhum, North West Highlands (Inverness-shire), Scotland, UK.

Classification of Chlorophaeite

IMA status:Questionable/Doubtful
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Chemical Properties of Chlorophaeite

Formula:
(Ca,Mg,Fe)
 
2
Fe
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
13
·10H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Ca, Fe, H, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Ca, Fe, H, Mg, O, Si

Other Names for Chlorophaeite

Other Languages:
German:Chlorophaeit
Spanish:Chlorophaeita

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.

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    Localities for Chlorophaeite

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    Sweden
     
    • Skåne
      • Hässleholm
      • Höör
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cumbria
        • North and Western Region (Cumberland)
          • Wreay
            • Little Mell Fell
    		Brian Young - Glossary of the Minerals of the Lake District, 1987 p37
    • Scotland
      • North West Highlands (Inverness-shire)
    		No reference listed
      • Strathclyde (Argyllshire)
        • Isle of Mull
    		Mineralogical Magazine 1965 34 : 92-106.
    USA
     
    • Massachusetts
    		Emerson, 1917. Geology of Mass. & Rhode Island
        • Deerfield
    		Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities
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