Collector's Guide to the Chlorite Group

The collector who takes the time to become familiar with the chlorite group, and looks for specimens, will discover surprisingly interesting material, including fine crystals suitable for almost any mineral collection. CHLORITES FOR THE COLLECTOR Chlorite minerals principally occur as products of hy...

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Published in:Rocks & minerals 2010-07, Vol.85 (4), p.318-325
Main Author: Lauf, Robert J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Mineralogy
Minerals
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Summary:The collector who takes the time to become familiar with the chlorite group, and looks for specimens, will discover surprisingly interesting material, including fine crystals suitable for almost any mineral collection. CHLORITES FOR THE COLLECTOR Chlorite minerals principally occur as products of hydrothermal alteration of igneous rocks, as a component of chlorite schists in metamorphic rocks, and admixed with clay minerals in argillaceous sediments (Deer, Howie, and Zussman 1962).
ISSN:0035-7529
1940-1191
DOI:10.1080/00357521003727272