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MineralAgardite-(La)
Formula(La,Ce)Cu6(AsO4)(OH)6 • 3(H2O)
Crystal FormHexagonal/Dipyramidal [6/m]
ColorGrass-green to dull green, yellowish green to intense bluish green, rarely nearly colorless.
Density3.6 – 3.6 g/cm3
DiaphaneityTransparent, Translucent
Hardness3.0 - 4.0
LustreSub-Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy
StreakGreenish white
Type Loc.Dorothea Mine, Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Dana 8 Class42.05.01.02a
Strunz Class7/D.53-50
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