Is Chlorite Safe?

Harry Muscle · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 50

I'm not too sure if there are any rock experts on this group, but I'm
wondering if anyone knows if the mineral chlorite is safe? I'm hoping to use
some black/green slate and apparently the green color is caused by chlorite.

Thanks,
Harry

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Roger Sleet · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 39

In article , fake@AT@e-mail.com (Harry
Muscle) wrote:

> I'm not too sure if there are any rock experts on this group, but I'm
> wondering if anyone knows if the mineral chlorite is safe? I'm hoping
> to use
> some black/green slate and apparently the green color is caused by
> chlorite.

Chlorite is Iron Aluminium Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide, and (oddly)
nothing to do with Chlorine - it is actually a clay. Chemically (Fe, Mg,
Al)6(Si, Al)4O10(OH)8 and pretty inert. Should be safe as houses - even
if it does break down there is nothing there to be harmful.

Roger Sleet
Roger's Aquatic Pages http://www.sleet.plus.com