Title
clinochlore
Composition
(Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Status at Tsumeb
Believed valid
Abundance
Common
Distribution
Country rocks (kersantite, feldspathic sandstone).
Paragenesis
Rock-forming (diagenetic); supergene.
Type Locality
No
Entry Type
Species TSNB87
General Notes
Clinochlore occurs sparsely at Tsumeb but is widely distributed (Lombaard et al. 1986). Please note that minimal research has been conducted on member of the chlorite group at Tsumeb and minerals identified as "clinochlore" may include other chlorite group species.
Associated Minerals
albite; almandine; anatase; anorthite; anorthoroselite; biotite series; calcite; epidote; fluorapatite; graphite; ilmenite; magnetite; microcline; montmorillonite; orthoclase; quartz; rutile; titanite; tourmaline supergroup; zharchikhite; zircon
