Nealite

Formula: Pb4Fe(AsO3)2Cl4.2H2O

Origin of name: for Neal Leo Yelden, American mineral collector

 

Crystal system: triclinic

Crystal class: -1

Twinning: 

Unit cell: a = 6.54 Å, b = 10.24 Å, c = 5.58 Å, a = 96.2°, b = 89.4°, g = 97.7°

 

Colour: orange

Diaphaneity: 

Luster: adamantine

Habit: crystals bladed or stout to elongated prismatic, in clusters

Hardness

Specific gravity: 5.88

Cleavage: none

Tenacity: 

Streak: light orange

 

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