Specimen #1563

Name: Clinochlore var. Kammererite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 7.1 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2009-08-19

Source: Trinity Auction: John Veevaert

Label: Y

Comment: This specimen is nearly covered on two sides with bright magenta colored crystals of clinochlore var. kammererite. The chromorphore - coloring agent- is chromium. The largest crystal is 0.8 cm in length.

Minerals: Clinochlore ((Mg,Fe⁺⁺)₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈) Kammererite - Red

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Clinochlore var. Kammererite, Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey - 7.1 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm