Carrboydite

Formula:  (Ni,Cu)14Al9(SO4,CO3)6(OH)43 . 7H2O

Origin of name:  Locality; Carr Boyd mine, Western Australia

 

Crystal system:  Hexagonal

Crystal class:  Unknown

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Colour:  Yellowish green to blue-green

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Habit:  Crystals microscopic, platy in tiny spherules

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Specific gravity:  2.50

Cleavage:  None

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