Korshunovskite

Formula:  Mg2Cl(OH)3 . 3 1/2 - 4 H2O

Origin of name:  After locality; Korshunovsk deposit, Russia

 

Crystal system:  Triclinic

Crystal class:  Unknown

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Colour:  Colourless

Diaphaneity:  Transparent

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Habit:  Forms veinlets in dolomitic marble in the Korshunovsk iron ore deposit in the Irkutsk region, Russia

Hardness:  2

Specific gravity:  1.79

Cleavage:  None

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