Chloritoid

Formula: (Fe,Mg,Mn)2(Al,Fe)(OH)4Al3O2(SiO4)2

Reflected/transmitted colour: colourless to green

Pleochroism: α pale gray green to green, β slaty blue to indigo, γ colourless to pale yellow

Optical isotropy/anisotropy: biaxial

Optical sign: + or -

Refractive indices: α = 1.705-1.730 (Mg-rich chloritoid may have lower values), β = 1.708-1.734, γ = 1.712-1.740

Birefringence δ: 0.005-0.022

2Vγ angle: 37-124° (mainly in the range 45-70°)

Dispersion: r > v, strong (anomalous interference colours

Optical orientation: α = y or β = y, γ Λ z = 2-30° (monoclinic polymorph)

Optical axial plane:

 

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