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chloritoidnoun
A mixed iron, magnesium amd manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe,Mg,Mn)AlSiO(OH).
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Chloritoid
Chloritoid is a silicate mineral of metamorphic origin. It is an iron magnesium manganese alumino-silicate hydroxide with formula (Fe, Mg, Mn)2Al4Si2O10(OH)4. It occurs as greenish grey to black platy micaceous crystals and foliated masses. Its Mohs hardness is 6.5, unusually high for a platy mineral, and it has a specific gravity of 3.52 to 3.57. It typically occurs in phyllites, schists and marbles. Both monoclinic and triclinic polytypes exist and both are pseudohexagonal.It was first described in 1837 from localities in the Ural Mountains region of Russia. It was named for its similarity to the chlorite group of minerals.
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Chloritoid
Chloritoid is a silicate mineral of metamorphic origin. It is an iron magnesium manganese alumino-silicate hydroxide with formula: (Fe,Mg,Mn)2Al4Si2O10(OH)4. It occurs as greenish grey to black platy micaceous crystals and foliated masses. Its Mohs hardness is 6.5, unusually high for a platy mineral, and it has a specific gravity of 3.52 to 3.57. It typically occurs in phyllites, schists and marbles. Both monoclinic and triclinic polytypes exist and both are pseudohexagonal. It was first described in 1837 from localities in the Ural Mountains region of Russia. It was named for its similarity to the chlorite group of minerals.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chloritoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chloritoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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