Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
monocliniccommonSilicates (Chlorite Group)
Clinochlore
(Mg,Fe)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
This specimen features dark green, platy to blocky crystals of Clinochlore, exhibiting a somewhat translucent quality, associated with reddish-brown Grossular garnet.
Clinochlore Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
2.5Crystal System
monoclinicLuster
pearlyStreak Color
white to greenish-whiteCleavage
perfect basal on {001}Fracture
unevenSpecific Gravity
2.65Colors
green, dark green, olive green, yellowish-green, white, pink, purple, brownTransparency
translucentType Locality
Carboneri, Villar Pellice, Pellice Valley, ItalyMineral Group
Silicates (Chlorite Group)Uses
collector, minor industrial usesAssociated Minerals
grossular, hessonite, epidote, actinolite, quartz, calcite, talc, serpentineRarity
commonGeological Context
Clinochlore is a common metamorphic mineral, typically forming in low- to medium-grade metamorphic rocks (e.g., greenschist facies) through the alteration of mafic minerals. It can also be found in hydrothermal veins.
