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| Name: | Clinohumite Chu |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #356: Clinohumite Jikhan, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Clinohumite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1876 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Des Cloizeaux A L O L (1876) Über den Humit; nur der I. Typus ist rhombisch, die beiden andern sind monoklin, doch mit verschiedenen Grundformen. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaontologie 1876, 640-645 |
| Structural Group Name: | Humite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | humite-humite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 6.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.26 |
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