cookeite
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Cookeite is a mineral related to lepidolite, a type of mica. It is classified as a dioctahedral chlorite, where lithium substitutes for aluminum within its octahedral sheets. This mineral is named after Josiah P. Cooke, an American chemist.12
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chloriteCookeite (with lithium substituted for aluminum) is also a member of the chlorite group.
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clay mineralChloriteCookeite is another type of dioctahedral chlorite, in which lithium substitutes for aluminum in the octahedral sheets.
Read MoreCookeite is another type of dioctahedral chlorite, in which lithium substitutes for aluminum in the octahedral sheets.
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