Parnauite

Formula: Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10.7H2O

Origin of name: for John Parnau, American collector

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 222

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Unit cell: a = 14.98 Å, b = 14.22 Å, c = 6.018 Å

 

Colour: green to blue

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Habit: crystals lath-like, elongated along c-axis, less than 1 mm long, in fan-like and rosette-like aggregates

Hardness: about 2

Specific gravity: 3.09

Cleavage: none

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