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Formula: (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10 (OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6
A group of silicate clay minerals.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorite_group
Chlorite at Wikipedia |
| URLs |
http://www.minersoc.org/pages/gallery/claypix/chlorite/mtblanc2.html
One of many SEMs for Chlorite at minersoc.org |
| Typecodes |
Clay Minerals
The property of plasticity is evident in a wide array of materials of different mineralogy. In addition, many minerals are considered parent minerals to clays, they weather down to become these clays. |
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