| Name: | Orthochamosite |
| IMA Chemistry: | Fe2+5Al(Si,Al)O10(O,OH)8 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Orthochamosite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
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| IMA Status: | Discredited,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Name given to the ortho-hexagonal species first reported by Brindley (1951): Novák F, Vtelenský J, Losert J, Kupka F, Valcha Z (1957) The orthochamosite from the ore veins of Kank near Kutna Hora- a new specific mineral, Essays in honour of academician Frantis Slavik on the occasion of his eightieth birthday 1957, 315-344 Discredited because it is a polytype of chamosite: Bayliss P (1975) Nomenclature of the trioctahedral chlorites. The Canadian Mineralogist 13, 178-180 |
| Structural Group Name: | Chlorite, Clay |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | chlorite |
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