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clinohumite
Discovered in 1876, on mont Vesuvius in Italy, it honors the name of the mineralogist Sir Abraham Hume (1749-1838). Some clinohumite gemstone was first discovered in Tajikistan, than Pamir, and then later in Vietnam.
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Discovered in 1876, on mont Vesuvius in Italy, it honors the name of the mineralogist Sir Abraham Hume (1749-1838). Some clinohumite gemstone was first discovered in Tajikistan, than Pamir, and then later in Vietnam.
Discovered in 1823, its name honors the English mineralogist John George Children (1777-1852). It is very close to the eosphorite and in its chemical composition iron is the dominant on manganese, unlike eosphorite where manganese is dominating.