Nakauriite

Formula: Cu8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6.48H2O

Origin of name: after locality Nakauri mine, Honshu, Japan

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: unknown

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Colour: sky-blue

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Habit: crystals slender to fibrous, to 0.2 mm, in aggregates

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Specific gravity: 2.39

Cleavage: none

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