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Formula:Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Often contains considerable Fe2+, grading into

chamosite.Colour:Green, yellowish green, olive green, blackish green, bluish green,
white, pinkLustre:Greasy, Pearly, DullHardness:2 - 2�Specific Gravity:2.6 -
3.02Crystal System:MonoclinicMember of:Chlorite GroupName:Named in 1851 by William
Phipps Blake from the Greek ????e?? "klinein", "to incline", in allusion to the
inclined optic axes and the Greek ????? "chloros," for "green," its typical color.
Clinochlore was originally named chlorite in 1789 by Abraham Gottlob Werner from
the Greek ????? "chloros," for "green," its typical color. There are many named
synonyms or varieties of clinochlore. Many names that have been attributed to
minerals now called clinochlore, as well as chamosite, include: baltimorite,
berlauite, chlorite, chlorophaeite, chromchlorit, corundophilite, daphnite,
delessite, diabantite, euralite, faecherstein, grengesite, grochauite, helminthe,
kaemmererite, kotschubeite, leuchtenbergite, lophoite, ogkoite, pattersonite,
pennine, penninite, prochlorite, pyknochlorite, rhodochrome, rhodophyllite,
ripidolite, rumpfite, seraphinite, sheridanite, specksten, talgsten, and many
others.Type Locality:? Brinton's Quarry, Westtown Township, Chester Co.,
Pennsylvania, USA
One of the most common members of the chlorite group. It forms a solid solution
series with its slightly less common Fe2+-analogue chamosite. Because iron-bearing
clinochlore may be oxidized, its appearance and optical properties may vary widely.
Minor chromium substitution for Al may make clinochlore look pink to pale purple.
Alteration of chlorites may proceed to vermiculite-like or mixed layered
structures. Stacking disorder is common.

Sheridanite is an Al-rich variety.

Sudoite is a chemically similar, Al-rich member of the chlorite group.