Kämmererite
Kämmererite was discovered in 1851 and is named after the A. Kämmer, the mining director at St. Petersburg.
Kämmererite is a chromium-bearing variety of Clinochlore with bright purple to a deep crimson red colour.
Fashioning of Kämmererite is very difficult because the crystals are usually thin, micaceous with a perfect cleavage.
Kämmererite is a chromium-bearing variety of Clinochlore with bright purple to a deep crimson red colour.
Fashioning of Kämmererite is very difficult because the crystals are usually thin, micaceous with a perfect cleavage.
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