Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126871368" class="extiw" title="d:Q126871368"><span title="photographer from the United States">Darla Sondrol</span></a></bdi> (CC0)
monoclinicuncommonSilicates (Nesosilicates, Humite Group)
Clinohumite
Mg9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2
This specimen features brown altered titanium-rich clinohumite, with small amounts of green serpentine also present. The sample is approximately 8 cm in length.
Clinohumite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
6Crystal System
monoclinicLuster
vitreousStreak Color
whiteCleavage
poor on {001}Fracture
conchoidalSpecific Gravity
3.2Colors
brown, yellow, orange, redTransparency
transparentType Locality
ItalyMineral Group
Silicates (Nesosilicates, Humite Group)Uses
collector, gemstone (rarely)Associated Minerals
serpentine, calcite, dolomite, spinel, phlogopiteRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Clinohumite typically forms in metamorphosed dolomitic limestones, serpentinites, and skarns, often under conditions of contact or regional metamorphism.
