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Grossular (Var.: Hessonite), Clinochlore. Locality: Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy (Locality at mindat.org). Size: 7.4 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm. Beautifully gemmy and lustrous, cherry-red hessonite (grossular) garnets with complimentary, tabular, green clinochlore crystals form an outstanding and impressive specimen from a famous Italian locality - Bellecombe in the Aosta Valley. Super rich material from this classic locale. by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0 [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Clinochlore is a family of minerals in the chlorite group. Varieties include Colerainite, Kämmerite, Pennine, Penninite, Prochlorite, Ripidolite, and Sheridanite. To date, only Kämmerite and Sheridanite are known to have been cut as gemstones.
Names
Clinochlore from the Greek klino – “oblique” and chloros – ” green.”
Ripidolite from the Greek rhipis – “fan” and lithos – “stone.”
Pennine from the Pennine Alps, Italy
Variety Names
Clinochlore – green
Colerainite
Kammererite – Red to purple
Pennine
Penninite
Prochlorite
Ripidolite
Sheridanite Dark green, rich in chromium
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