Bernaliet

Formula:  Fe(OH)3 . nH2O

Origin of name:  For John Bernal, English crystallographer

 

Crystal system:  Orthorhombic

Crystal class:  2m 2/m 2/m

Twinning: polysynthetic

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Colour:  Dark bottle green

Diaphaneity:

Luster:  Vitreous to adamantine

Habit:  Flattened pyramidal to pseudo-octahedral crystals to 3 mm

Hardness:  4

Specific gravity:  3.32

Cleavage:  None

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Streak:  Pale green

 

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