Itoite

Formula:  Pb3Ge(SO4)2O2(OH)2

Origin of name:  For Tei-ichi Ito, Japanese mineralogist

 

Crystal system:  Orthorhombic

Crystal class:  2/m 2/m 2/m

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Colour:  White

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Luster:  Silky

Habit:  Pseudomorphs of fleischerite, fine-grained

Hardness

Specific gravity:  6.67

Cleavage:  None

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Comments:  May have been produced by grinding fleischerite for x-ray analysis

 

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