Ludlamite

Formula:  (Fe,Mg,Mn)3(PO4)2 . 4H2O

Origin of name:  For Henry Ludlam, British mineral collector

 

Crystal system:  Monoclinic

Crystal class:  2/m

Twinning: 

Unit cell: a = 10.56 Å, b = 4.65 Å, c = 9.33 Å, β = 100.5°

 

Colour:  Bright green, apple-green, pale green to greenish

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Luster:  Vitreous

Habit:  Crystals thin to thick tabular or wedge-shaped; massive granular

Hardness:  3.5

Specific gravity:  3.15

Cleavage:  2; {001} perfect, {100} indistinct

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