Clinohedrite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Clinohedrite [ CaZn(SiO₄)·H₂O ]

Images of Clinohedrite

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of clinohedrite, hardystonite and willemite, from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 11cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Photograph of a specimen of clinohedrite, hardystonite and willemite, from Franklin, NJ.

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Combined white-light photograph with shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of clinohedrite (orange PL), hardystonite (blue PL) and willemite (green PL), from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 11cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Photograph of a specimen of clinohedrite, hardystonite and willemite, from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 11cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Material properties

Formula	CaZn(SiO₄)·H₂O
Abbreviation	Cnh
Classifications	Minerals containing SiO4, Minerals containing H2O
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1898
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated

Composition

Element	Atoms
Si	1
Ca	1
O	5
H	2
Zn	1
Total:	10

Reference for Clinohedrite

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Specimens of Clinohedrite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image
Clinohedrite-Hardystonite-Willemite (Franklin, NJ)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite	Clinohedrite-Hardystonite-Willemite (Franklin, NJ) Photograph of a specimen of clinohedrite, hardystonite and willemite, from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 11cm Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.