Giniite

Formula:  FeFe4(PO4)4(OH)2 . 2H2O

Origin of name:  For Gini Keller, wife of Paul Keller who described mineral

 

Crystal system:  Monoclinic

Crystal class:  2/m

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Colour:  Blackish-green to blackish-brown

Diaphaneity:

Luster:  Vitreous to greasy

Habit:  Crystals euhedral

Hardness:  3 to 4

Specific gravity:  3.41

Cleavage:  None

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Streak:  Olive

 

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