Lotharmeyerite

Formula: CaZnMn(AsO3OH)2(OH)3

Origin of name:  For Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist

 

Crystal system:  Monoclinic

Crystal class:  2 or m or 2/m

Twinning:  Possible about [010] axis

Unit cell: a = 13.43 Å, b = 6.24 Å, c = 9.06 Å, β = 100.3°

 

Colour:  Reddish-orange

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Luster:  Vitreous

Habit:  Crystals equant, twinned

Hardness:  3

Specific gravity:  4.23

Cleavage:  None

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Streak:  Orange

 

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