They occur in a matrix of clinochlore-muscovite as concentric aggregates within spinel-gahnite coronas.
Elena S. Sorokina, Mikhail A. Rassomakhin, Sergey N. Nikandrov, Stefanos Karampelas,Nataliya N. Kononkova, Anatoliy G. Nikolaev, Maria O. Anosova, Alina V. Somsikova,Yuriy A. Kostitsyn, Vasiliy A. Kotlyarov 2019, 'Origin of Blue Sapphire in Newly Discovered Spinel–Chlorite–Muscovite Rocks withinMeta-Ultramafites of Ilmen Mountains, South Urals of Russia: Evidence from Mineralogy,Geochemistry, Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd Isotopic Data', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/1/36. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It occurs as lath-like elongated crystals up to 0.2 mm embedded in calcite–dolomite–clinochlore matrix.
Anatoly V. Kasatkin, Emil Makovicky, Jakub Plášil, Radek Škoda, Atali A. Agakhanov,Vladimir Y. Karpenko, Fabrizio Nestola 2018, 'Tsygankoite, Mn8Tl8Hg2(Sb21Pb2Tl)Σ24S48, a New Sulfosalt from the Vorontsovskoe GoldDeposit, Northern Urals, Russia', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/5/218. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Studied sludge samples are composed of major goethite and quartz; less clay minerals; and minor magnetite, hematite, clinochlore and todorokite.
Ljiljana Tankosić, Pavle Tančić, Svjetlana Sredić, Zoran Nedić 2018, 'Comparative Study of the Mineral Composition and Its Connection with Some PropertiesImportant for the Sludge Flocculation Process-Examples from Omarska Mine', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/3/119. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Most hydrophobic clay minerals, such as clinochlore, are known to cause problems in the recovery of cassiterite.
Yumeng Chen, Xiong Tong, Dongxia Feng, Xian Xie 2018, 'Effect of Al (III) Ions on the Separation of Cassiterite and Clinochlore Through ReverseFlotation', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/8/347. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)