Formula: Cu3(WO4)2(OH)2
Origin of name: From copper (Latin cuprum) and tungsten
Crystal system: Tetragonal
Crystal class: 422
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: Brownish green, yellowish green to emerald
Diaphaneity:
Luster: Vitreous, waxy, dull
Habit: Massive, friable to compact, crusts; coalesced to botryoidal globules to 0.2 mm at New South Wales location
Hardness:
Specific gravity: 7.06
Cleavage:
Tenacity:
Streak: Greenish yellow to greenish gray
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Comments:
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