LithoCat

MineralTyrolite
FormulaCaCu5(AsO4)2(CO3)(OH)4 • 6(H2O)
Crystal FormOrthorhombic/Dipyramidal [2/m 2/m 2/m]
Cleavage[001] Perfect
ColorBlue, Blue green, Green blue, Light green
Density3.1 – 3.2 g/cm3
DiaphaneityTranslucent
FractureBrittle
Hardness1.5 - 2.0
LustreVitreous - Pearly
StreakPale blue
Type Loc.Falkenstein, Falkenstein Dist., Schwaz, Brixlegg - Schwaz area, Inn Vly., North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Dana 8 Class42.4.3.1
Strunz ClassVII/D.54-20
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