Chlorite Photos     
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

wellerr@cochise.edu    copyright 2008-R.Weller 

 
chlorite cleavage-1
Chlorite is (Mg,Fe)₅(Al,Fe''')₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈
Chlorite is a group of minerals closely related to the micas.  The mineral splits into
thin sheets, just like mica, but, unlike mica, chlorite sheets are tough and inelastic. 
Another feature that can be used to identify chlorite from mica is its green color.


chlorite
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Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.