Mindat Short Description
The iron(II) analogue of clinochlore, with which it forms a solid-solution series (chamosite-clinochlore series). A fairly common member of the chlorite group, but less common than clinochlore.
Easily confused with berthierine. Note: Berthierine i...
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Berthier M P (1820) Sur la nature du minerai de fer magnétique de Chamoison (Valais), Annales des Mines 5, 393-396
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Fe2+5Al(AlSi3)O10(OH)8