Mineral Specimen Images (C)

Clinobisvanite: BiVO4

Comments: Numerous yellow to yellowish-orange sub-mm crystals of clinobisvanite on matrix.
Location: Linka Mine, Lander County, Nevada, USA. Scale: 2.2 x 2.5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Clinobisvanite: BiVO4

Comments: Deep yellow platy crystals of clinobisvanite to less than 0.2mm.
Location: Linka mine, Lander Co., Nevada, USA. Scale: Picture size 0.5 cm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Clinocervantite: Sb+++Sb+++++O4

Comments: White crystals of Clinocervantite.
Location: Cetine di Cotorniano mine (Cetine mine), Rosia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Clinochalcomenite: CuSeO3·2(H2O)

Comments: Blue-green crystalline coating of clinochalcomenite on sulfide ore.
Location: Mina El Dragon, Potosi, Bolivia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinochalcomenite: CuSeO3·2(H2O)  
Kerstenite: PbSeO4 (?)  
Krutaite: CuSe2

Comments: Tan opaque fibrous kerstenite with possible blue clinochalcomenite on dark krutaite.
Location: Mina El Dragon, Potosi, Bolivia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Clinochlore: (Mg,Fe++)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8  
Andradite: Ca3Fe+++2(SiO4)3

Comments: Transparent topazolite, the yellow variety of andradite on clinochlore.
Location: Yellow Cat Mine, New Idria District, San Benito County. California, USA. Scale: 2.7 x 2.5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Clinochlore: (Mg,Fe++)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8

Comments: Purple clinochlore (Kammererite) crystal cluster.
Location: Kop Daglari, Turkey. Scale: 1.4 cm across.
© John Veevaert

Clinochlore: (Mg,Fe++)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8  
Perovskite: CaTiO3

Comments: Square, opaque perovskite on green clinochlore. Very brilliant and with large crystals (2 x 1.5 cm.).
Location: Ilmen Mountains. Chelyabinsk, Urals, Russia. Scale: 6 x 4.5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

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