Chromian Clinochlore

Kämmererite, or Chromian Clinochlore, is the chromium that is rareCr) rich variety of Clinochlore. It is a very beautiful mineral with intense colors of pink, bright purple and rose to deep red that is crimson. Kämmererite is micaceous so it is extraordinarily difficult to facet due to its basal that is perfect cleavage. Faceted gems are extremely those and rare that you can get are very small.

Kämmererite was named in 1841 by Gustaf Nordenskiöld in honor of Alexander Kämmerer (1789 – 1858), the Ober-Bergmeister, chemist in the Mining Department of Russia august. He was the author of several geological and works that are pharmaceutical. The title Clinochlore is from the words that are greek meaning oblique and chloros meaning green.

Kämmererite is discovered in chromite deposits, associated with Chromite, Clinochlore and Uvarovite. The absolute most source that is notable of may be the Kop Krum Mine, Erzurum District, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey.