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chlorophaeite
A mineral closely related to chlorite in composition and found in the groundmass of tholeiitic basalts where it occupies interstices between feldspar laths, forms pseudomorphs after olivine, or occurs in veinlets and amygdules. The fresh mineral is pale green, but when weathered, it may be dark green, brown, or red.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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