Abstract
This paper deals with a simplified procedure for classification of rock-forming chlorites based on chemical data obtained from electron microprobe analyses (EMPA). The proposed chlorite nomenclature does not include any new mineral name. The procedure gives the rules for determination of chlorite types (I and II), and adjectival modifiers (Mg-chlorite, Fe-chlorite, Al-chlorite).
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Viene qui presentata una semplice procedura utile alla classificazione delle cloriti sulla base di dati chimici ottenuti mediante microsonda elettronica (EMPA). La procedura proposta permette di determinare il tipo di clorite (I e II) e un nome appropriato, senza tuttavia introdurre una nuova terminologia.
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Zane, A., Weiss, Z. A procedure for classifying rock-forming chlorites based on microprobe data. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 9, 51–56 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904455
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