Specimen #886

Name: Hydromagnesite Rhodochrome (Clinochlore) relate to Penninite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-11-06

Source: Ian Heales Collection

Label: N

Comment: Penninite (Pennine) is a pseudo-trigonal variety of Clinochlore. Rhodochrome is a synonym for Chromian Clinochlore (Lilac to purple variety of Clinochlore containing chromium.)

Minerals: Clinochlore ((Mg,Fe⁺⁺)₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈) Hydromagnesite (Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)_{2 4}(H₂O)) Pennine Penninite

There are 3 pictures on file

M00886-01.jpg:

Hydromagnesite Rhodochrome (Clinochlore) relate to Penninite, Magnification: 7.5X, FOV: 18.0 x 12.0 mm (2 stacked images)

M00886-02.jpg:

Hydromagnesite Rhodochrome (Clinochlore) relate to Penninite, Magnification: 35X, FOV: 3.9 x 2.6 mm (4 stacked images)

M00886-03.jpg:

Hydromagnesite Rhodochrome (Clinochlore) relate to Penninite, Magnification: 40X, FOV: 3.4 x 2.3 mm (9 stacked images)