Gartrellite

Formula:  Pb(Cu,Fe)2(AsO4 SO4)2(CO3,H2O)

Origin of name:  For Blair Gartrell, Australian discoverer of mineral

 

Crystal system:  Triclinic

Crystal class:  Unknown

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Colour:  Yellow, greenish yellow

Diaphaneity:  Transparent

Luster:  Chalky, dull

Habit:  Fine-grained coatings and cavity fillings, cryptocrystalline, platelets 1 x 10 µm and powdery incrustations

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Cleavage:  None

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Streak:  Yellow

 

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Comments:  Soluble in concentrated HCl

 

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