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Chlorophaeite

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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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    India
     
    • Maharashtra
      • Buldhana District
    		Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40, Nr 9/10, 1473–1492 (2005)
    Sweden
     
    • Skåne
      • Hässleholm
    		GFF, 94: 260-269
      • 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
    		Shannon, Earl V. (1920) Diabantite, stilpnomelane, and chalcodite from Westfield (Proc. Unites States Nat. Mus. 57), p. 401.; Emerson, B. K (1882) The Deerfield Dyke and its minerals. American Journal of Science 3rd series XXIV:270-278,349-359.
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