Formula: (Al,Fe)3(AsO4)(OH)6 . 5H2O
Origin of name: From locality; Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Crystal system: Orthorhombic
Crystal class: Unknown
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Colour: White, often tinted greenish, bluish or brownish white
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Habit: Fibrolamellar aggregates; thin crusts
Hardness: 1
Specific gravity: 3.01
Cleavage: 1; parallel to elongation
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