Geological Properties Of Kammererite
History
Geological Properties Of Kammererite, was discovered in 1851, named in honor of Russian geologist August Alexander Kammerer, and is found in several locations around the world, including India, where this material originates. It’s often found in a micaceous state, meaning it grows in flat, thing, fragile sheets, and is very hard to tumble or carve
Kammererite mineral, which is rarely found in the world, is found in chromite deposits as reddish pink or purple-violet colors as transparent or semitransparent. Kammererite is a mineral belonging to the clinochlore group including chromium. The crystals have a transparent-translucent appearance, generally magenta (purple-reddish purple) color and perfect cleavage. The most typical location is the chromite deposit between Kesis (Ercincan-Cayırlı) and Kop (Erzurum) Mountains.
Geological Properties Of Kammererite
Even though there are many chromitite deposits in Turkey, the most productive chromitite deposits including chromian clinochlore and chromian are present in the eastern Anatolia region. Kammererite (chromian clinochlore), in essence, is one of the rarest clinochlore minerals as a sub-variety of large family of the chlorite minerals. Even though it is the monoclinic IIb-2 polytype, with symmetry C2/m, which is one of the most abundant regular-stacking one-layer chlorites occurring in nature, the crystallization of chromian clinochlore is less abundance. Hence, gem-quality magenta colored kammererite which may be formulized as [Mg5(Al, Cr, Fe)2Si3O10(OH)8] with reference to the abundance of the main oxides in the XRF bulk analyses, is only found in Turkey worldwide. Therefore, they are called Turkish kammererite. Beside of the mineral kammererite, the minerals uvarovite, magnesite, chromian spinel, chlorite and some garnets are also present in the paragenesis. Geological field observations and data in the region reveal that the kammererite specimens are crystallized as remobilized-origin on a chromitite matrix, deposited in the podiform-type chromitite ore deposits, and surrounded by the peridotitic and harzburgitic ultrabasic rocks. Thus, it can be stated that this rare mineral formation is derived from the secondary components of the hydrothermal alteration of the principle amphibole, pyroxene and biotite minerals in the surrounding peridotitic and harzburgitic (partially serpentinitic) rocks where they are embedded throughout the Northeastern Ophiolitic Belt comprising the Keşiş and Kop Mountains in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. In this study, unique loose Turkish kammererite crystals were the first time investigated as both mineralogically and gemmologically.
Kammererite mineral is one of the clinochlorine members of chlorite group in phyllosilicates. Clinochlore, which is one of the most common members of the chlorite group minerals, can be divided into three sub varieties according to body colors and implicational abundance of the main cations. These are blackish-green or bluish-green colored clinochlore (ferroan clinochlore), yellowish-green or green colored clinochlore (magnesian clinochlore), and magenta colored clinochlore (chromian clinochlore) . In fact, it is well-known that the name clinochlore derived from “clino,” which refers to the inclined optical axes and the Greek “chloros,” for “green,” its most typical color.
Kammerite Mine’s
Worldwide occurrences of chromian clinochlore (kammererite) in addition to Turkey are as follows: Australia (Coobina chromite mine, Sylvania Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia), Austria (Gulsen, Sommergraben, Lobminggraben, Leoben, Styria), Ethiopia (Tumut River, Sosua Region, Benishangul-Gumaz Province), Finland (Elijarvi Cr Mine, Kemi, Lapland Region), Greece (Nea Roda, Chalkidiki Prefecture Macedonia), Italy (Locana, Orco Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont), Japan (Akaishi Mine, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island), Russia (Poldnevaya village, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Middle Urals), and the United States, (Dunsmuir, Siskiyou Co., California; Cecil Co., Maryland; Green Mountain Mine, Day Book, Yancey Co., NC; Jackson Co., Oregon; Woods Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster Co., PA).
Physical Properties Of Kammerite
Is a Variety of: Clinochlore
Colors: Red to purplish red, cranberry red.
Hardness: 2-2.5
Fracture: Micaceous
Cleavage: Perfect basal cleavage
Formula: (Mg,Cr)6(AISi3)O10(OH)8 (Chlorite Group).
Crystallography: Monoclinic; crystals hexagonal shape, bounded by steep sided pyramids.
Refractive Index: 1.597-1.600
Birefringence: 0.003
Luminescence: None reported
Luminescence Present: No
Absorption Spectrum: Not diagnostic
Pleochroism: Strong: violet/hyacinth-red.
Optics: a = 1.597; β = 1.598; γ = 1.599-1.600. Biaxial; optic sign variable.
Optic Sign: Biaxial +, Biaxial –
Luster: Vitreous; pearly on cleavages.
Specific Gravity: 2.64
Transparency: Translucent to transparent
Etymology: Named after August Alexander Kämmerer, chief chemist and mining director at St. Petersburg, Russia (1789-1858).
Occurrence: In chromite deposits, associated with clinochlore and uvarovite.
Crystals By Rob Shop Home Page
Metaphysical Healing Properties Blogs
Crystal – Programming, Cleansing, Chakra Info Blogs
Top Stones List For The Holidays
Geological Properties Of Crystals
Written by rob
Recent Blog Posts
- History Of Spessartite Garnet
- Metaphysical Healing Properties Of Coffee Calcite
- Metaphysical Healing Properties Of Hessonite Garnet And Epidote In Wollastonite
- History Of Black Tibetan Elestial Crystal
- Metaphysical Healing Properties Of Black Tibetan Elestial Crystal
- Metaphysical Healing Properties Of Keyhole Crystals
- History Of Stone Shaped Bowls
- History Of Coffin Shaped Crystals
- Metaphysical Healing Properties Of Coffin Shaped Crystals
- History Of The Crystal Pendulum
- Metaphysical Healing Properties Of A Pendulum
- Metaphysical Healing Properties Of Stone Shaped Bowls
Blog Categories
- Aura
- Books
- Chakras
- Creating Intention Bowls
- Crystal – Programming, Cleansing, Chakra Info
- Crystal Grids
- Crystals And Angels
- Crystals Related To Deity Spirit Guides
- Elements
- Feng Shui
- Geological Properties Of Crystals
- History Of Crystals
- Incense – The History Of, How To Make, And Incense Recipes
- Manifesting
- Meridians
- Metaphysical Healing Properties Of Crystals By Color
- Metaphysical Properties Of Crystals And Stones
- Podcasts
- Properties Of The Shapes Of Stones
- Reiki Articles
- Rituals
- Sacred Geometry
- Sacred Space
- Sound Healing
- Stones For Ailments
- Top Stones Lists
- Uncategorized
- Uses Of Crystals In Religion
- Video Blogs
- Actinolite33 products
- Agate7575 products
- Ajoite33 products
- Alantisite11 product
- Amazonite11 product
- Amber55 products
- Amegreen11 product
- Amethyst6262 products
- Amethyst Stalactite22 products
- Ammonite Necklaces11 product
- Amphibole In Quartz2323 products
- Angel Aura Quartz44 products
- Angel Phantom Quartz55 products
- Angel Tuning Forks Sound Healing Session11 product
- Angelic Crystal Energy Attunements1919 products
- Angelite11 product
- Apache Tears11 product
- Apatite11 product
- Apophyllite44 products
- Apophyllite With Stilbite33 products
- Apple Green Aura Quartz11 product
- Aqua Aura Quartz11 product
- Aquamarine33 products
- Aragonite44 products
- Arcturian Reiki Attunement22 products
- Arkansas Quartz1010 products
- Aura Balancing Distant Healing11 product
- Aura Quartz Crystals66 products
- Auralite44 products
- Aventurine33 products
- Banded Black Agate22 products
- Banded Obsidian11 product
- Beads88 products
- Black Tourmaline88 products
- Bloodstone11 product
- Blue Lace Agate33 products
- Blue Manganese11 product
- Blueberry Quartz11 product
- Book Of Shadow Pages4545 products
- Books On Crystals1616 products
- Botswana Agate33 products
- Cabochons1919 products
- Calcite1919 products
- Candle Quartz99 products
- Carnelian88 products
- Carved Penis Crystals11 product
- Celestite33 products
- Chakra88 products
- Chakra Grids22 products
- Chalcedony55 products
- Champagne Quartz22 products
- Charoite11 product
- Chiastolite66 products
- Chlorite99 products
- Chlorite Lemurian Crystals77 products
- Chrysocolla33 products
- Citrine1212 products
- Clam Shell Jasper44 products
- Clear Lemurian Crystals66 products
- Clear Quartz2121 products
- Cobra Jasper11 product
- Coffins33 products
- Coprolite22 products
- Coral11 product
- Crystal Balls / Spheres129129 products
- Crystal Eggs3131 products
- Crystal Grid Distant Healing22 products
- Crystal Healing Course11 product
- Crystal Notes11 product
- Crystal Reiki Session11 product
- Cut And Polished6161 products
- Danburite22 products
- Dendritic Opal11 product
- Dendritic Quartz22 products
- Desert Rose22 products
- Diamantina Quartz Crystals44 products
- Diaspore11 product
- Dragi Jade11 product
- Dragons Blood Jasper55 products
- Druzy Quartz66 products
- Dumortierite11 product
- Elestial Quartz Crystals66 products
- Energetic Protection From Negative Energy Session11 product
- Energy Healing11 product
- Euchlorite88 products
- Fenster Quartz22 products
- Fire Amphibole66 products
- Flames88 products
- Flower Agate44 products
- Fluorite3434 products
- Garnet22 products
- Garnet In Schist11 product
- Geodes1616 products
- Girasol11 product
- Golden Healer3434 products
- Grape Agate22 products
- Green Chert11 product
- Green Opal22 products
- Halite11 product
- Hearts3535 products
- Hematite77 products
- Hickoryite22 products
- Honey Calcite33 products
- Included Quartz2121 products
- Included Quartz Free Form Prisms99 products
- Indigo Gabbro44 products
- Intention Bowls44 products
- Ironstone11 product
- Jade99 products
- Jasper3030 products
- Kammererite11 product
- Kiwi Calcite11 product
- Labradorite55 products
- Lake Superior Agate44 products
- Lapis Lazuli22 products
- Larvikite11 product
- Laser Wand Crystals33 products
- Lemon Quartz11 product
- Lemurian Quartz Crystals3535 products
- Lepidolite33 products
- Lithium Quartz Crystals1010 products
- Lodolite Quartz Crystals33 products
- Love Bowls11 product
- Malachite11 product
- Manganese Included Quartz44 products
- Message Wands1111 products
- Mini Spheres2121 products
- Montana Agate22 products
- Mookaite11 product
- Moon Ritual Bowls11 product
- Moon Shaped Crystals66 products
- Moonstone44 products
- Moroccan Agate33 products
- Moss Agate33 products
- Mystic Merlinite44 products
- Necklaces3333 products
- Nirvana Quartz11 product
- Obsidian1010 products
- Ocean Jasper55 products
- Opal99 products
- Opalite22 products
- Orca Agate1010 products
- Palm Wood33 products
- Panther Jasper11 product
- Peach Quartz55 products
- Pecos Diamonds33 products
- Pendulum Reading11 product
- Pendulums11 product
- Petrified Wood55 products
- Phantom Quartz33 products
- Phoenix Stone44 products
- Pietersite11 product
- Pineapple Quartz11 product
- Pink Amethyst22 products
- Pink Lemurian99 products
- Pink Thulite & Scapolite22 products
- Prasem33 products
- Prehnite33 products
- Quantum Quattro Silica11 product
- Quartz Crystal Clusters1313 products
- Quartz Crystal Points106106 products
- Rain Forest Jasper55 products
- Rainbow Obsidian44 products
- Red Hematoid Quartz Crystals2828 products
- Red Plum Blossom Jade66 products
- Red Tanzurine Quartz44 products
- Removing Negative Energies Bowl11 product
- Rhodonite55 products
- Riebeckite In Quartz11 product
- Root Beer Calcite22 products
- Rose Quartz1111 products
- Ruby88 products
- Ruby And Tourmaline In Quartz11 product
- Ruby In Fuchsite11 product
- Ruby In Kyanite33 products
- Ruby In Zoisite22 products
- Rutilated Quartz33 products
- Sardonyx22 products
- Selenite1313 products
- Septarian1010 products
- Serpentine44 products
- Shiva Lingam11 product
- Shungite33 products
- Singing Quartz Crystals11 product
- Skulls33 products
- Smoky Lemurian Crystals2020 products
- Smoky Quartz Cluster22 products
- Smoky Quartz Crystals3333 products
- Snowflake Obsidian11 product
- Solar Eclipse Bowl11 product
- Spectrolite11 product
- Spessartite Garnet On Smokey Quartz11 product
- Spirit Quartz3737 products
- Starbrary Crystals55 products
- Strawberry Quartz Crystals11 product
- Stromatolite22 products
- Subscription Service11 product
- Sunstone22 products
- Super Seven44 products
- Tangerine Quartz44 products
- Tarot Cards11 product
- Tianshan Blue55 products
- Tibetan Quartz99 products
- Tiffany Stone3131 products
- Tigers Eye22 products
- Tourmaline22 products
- Tourmaline In Albite2020 products
- Tourmaline In Quartz55 products
- Towers4747 products
- Tremolite22 products
- Trolleite11 product
- Tumbled Stone Necklaces1010 products
- Tumbled Stones114114 products
- Unakite33 products
- Utah Mineral Flats66 products
- Utah Topaz Crystals11 product
- Variscite22 products
- Vesuvianite11 product
- Wollastonite11 product
- Yavapai33 products
- Yellow Hematoid Quartz2525 products
- Yellow Quartz22 products
- Yellow Skin Agate55 products
- Youngite11 product
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.