M.J. Hibbard
Chlorite


Chlorite   (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Al,Si)4O10(OH)8    Triclinic and Monoclinic
o Hydrothermal (deuteric) environment. (chapters 12 and18)
- Deuteric alteration (hydrothermal) of biotite (mottled green to yellow interference colors) to chlorite (berlin blue anomalous interference color) along margins and along cleavage planes of the biotite. Thin section view of granodiorite (XP) is about 1 mm wide.

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