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Clinochrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Comments: Asbestiform crystals of brown Clinochrysotile.
Location: Callenberg North (no. 2) open cut, Callenberg, Glauchau, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 6 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Clinoclase: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3

Comments: Acicular, radiating crystals of clinoclase.
Location: Majuba Hill mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Clinoclase: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3

Comments: Divergent, elongated, bladed blue crystals of clinoclase to 1mm on matrix.
Location: Majuba Hill mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA. Scale: Picture size 5x7 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Clinoenstatite: Mg2Si2O6

Comments: Crystalline massive clinoenstatite.
Location: Cape Vogel, Papua New Guinea. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinoferrosilite: (Fe++,Mg)2Si2O6

Comments: Light green crystalline clinoferrosilite with dark green diopside.
Location: Bushveld Complex, Merensky Reef, Rustenberg, Northern Province, South Africa. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinohedrite: CaZnSiO4·(H2O)  
Epidote-(Pb): (Ca,Pb,Sr)2(Al,Fe+++)3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Comments: Clear crystals of clinohedrite on hancockite (epidote-(Pb)).
Location: Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Clinoholmquistite: [ ](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2  
Magnesioclinoholmquistite: Li2(Mg,Fe++)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2  
Fluoro-sodic-pedrizite: NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)?5Si8O22F2

Comments: Dark blue fibrous clinoholmquistite with radiating structure, variety magnesioclinoholmquistite. Clinoholmsquitite may be a new aphibole, fluoro-sodic-pedrizite..
Location: Near Murun, Republic of Sakha, Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinohumite: (Mg,Fe++)9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2

Comments: Orange-brown glassy crystalline clinohumite.
Location: Kuhi-Lal, Pamir, Gorno-Badahsan, Tadzhikistan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinojimthompsonite: (Mg,Fe++)5Si6O16(OH)2  
Jimthompsonite: (Mg,Fe++)5Si6O16(OH)2

Comments: Pale green to white glassy crystalline fibrous clinojimthompsonite intergrown with jimthompsonite.
Location: Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinomimetite: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

Comments: Yellow crystals of clinomimetite.
Location: Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Size of the largest crystal 12 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Clinoptilolite-Ca: (Ca,Na,K)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12(H2O)

Comments: Druse of colorless, clear tabular somewhat pseudohexagonal crystals of clinoptiloite-Ca in vug.
Location: Fish Creek Quarry, Clackamas River, Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Clinoptilolite-K: (Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12(H2O)

Comments: Thin, bladed aggregates of authigenic clinoptilolite covering an altered rock fragment. SEM image of a core sample.
Location: Unknown. Scale: Picture size 50 µ-m.
© OMNI Laboratories, Inc

Clinoptilolite-Na: (Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12(H2O)

Comments: Transparent, brown clinoptilolite-Na crystals in cavities.
Location: Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon, USA. Scale: Specimen Size 1.5x1.5 cm.
© Diederik Visser

Clinosafflorite: (Co,Fe,Ni)As2

Comments: Silvery metallic granular clinosafflorite in rock.
Location: Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinotobermorite: Ca5Si6(O,OH)18·5(H2O)

Comments: Opaque white pure massive clinotobermorite.
Location: Bazhenovskoe, Asbest, Sverdlovsk District, Middle Urals, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinotyrolite: Ca2Cu9[(As,S)O4]4(OH)10·10(H2O)  
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Comments: Light blue acicular crystals of clinotyrolite on dark blue azurite.
Location: Lovelock mine, Churchill County, Nevada, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Clinozoisite: Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) = Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Comments: Light pink stellate crystal cluster of clinozoisite.
Location: Sunnyside mine, Silverton District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Clinozoisite: Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) = Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Comments: Brown, prismatic crystal of clinozoisite.
Location: Alchuri, Shigar Skardu district, Pakistan. Scale: Crystal size 7x2.3x1.2 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Clinozoisite-(Sr): CaSrAl3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

Comments: Boulder consisting of prehenite, diaspore, chlorite and niigataite. The pale lavender is prehenite/diaspore and the very pale green is chlorite/niigataite..
Location: Itoigawa, river Kazuo, Niigata prefecture, Japan. Scale: Specimen size 19cm x 16 cm.
© American Mineralogist

Clinozoisite-(Sr): CaSrAl3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

Comments: Backscatter electronic image of niigataite (bright) which is partially replacing a chlorite (med gray) grain in a diaspore (dark gray, rod-shaped) and prehenite (light gray) matrix.
Location: Itoigawa, river Kazuo, Niigata prefecture, Japan. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© American Mineralogist