Clinochlorit

Structural context

Clinochlore
Crystal System monoclinicCrystal Class prismaticSpace Group C2/m

Chemical context

Stoichiometric formulas

Clinochlorit
mindat.org
  • March 13, 2023Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore
mindat.org
  • March 13, 2023Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Often contains considerable Fe2+, grading into chamosite.
IMA
  • March 13, 2023Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
mineralogy.rocks
  • Aug. 30, 2022Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

Physical properties

ColorColor entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
  • yellowish green
  • olive green
  • blackish green
  • bluish green
      Color noteOriginal color note from the source
      Green, yellowish green, olive green, blackish green, bluish green, white, pink
      StreakStreak entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
      • greenish white
      Streak noteOriginal streak note from the source
      Greenish white to white
      Lustre
      Greasy
      Pearly
      Dull
      Transparency
      Transparent
      Translucent
      Tenacity
      flexible
      Hardness
      2—2.5
      Measured density
      2.6—3.02
      Calculated density
      2.628