Matter
Name
pure chlorite from Spitsbergen
Family
mineral
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
private collection of prof. Michal Skiba, Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
Provider reference code
ChlMal
Local reference code
ChlMal
Body name
Earth
Place
Spitsbergen
Preparation
selected components
Method
Macroscopic chlorite of unaltered crystals were hand picked from raw material. Subsequently sample was hand-crushed in a mortar and passed through 100 microns sieve.
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral)
Shape
platy
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
open pores
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
chamosite 1.0 $\pm$ 0.01