Formula: PbFe3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6
Origin of name: After locality; Kintore open pit, New South Wales, Australia
Crystal system: Hexagonal
Crystal class: -3 2/m
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Colour: Cream to yellowish green, brownish yellow
Diaphaneity: Translucent
Luster: Vitreous to adamantine, waxy
Habit: Rhombohedral crystals to several millimeters in clusters and coatings, globular crusts
Hardness: ~ 4
Specific gravity: > 4.2
Cleavage: 1; {0001} good
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