LithoCat

MineralBariopharmacosiderite
FormulaBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4· 5H2O
Crystal FormTetragonal/Scalenohedral [4 2m]
CleavageDistinct/Good on (100) and (001)
ColorBrown, yellow, reddish brown, reddish, greenish
Density3.0 – 3.1 g/cm3
DiaphaneityTransparent, Translucent
FractureConchoidal
Hardness2.5
LustreVitreous
Type Loc.Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Dana 8 Class42.8.1a.3
Strunz Class8.DK.10
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ID477