Paulkellerite

Formula: Bi2Fe(PO4)O2(OH)2

Origin of name: for Paul Keller, German mineralogist

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2/m

Twinning: 

Unit cell: 

 

Colour: greenish yellow

Diaphaneity: transparent

Luster: vitreous

Habit: wedge-shaped euhedral crystals 0.2 to 0.8 mm

Hardness: 4

Specific gravity: 6.17

Cleavage: none

Tenacity: 

Streak: light yellow

 

Synonyms/varieties:

 

Comments: 

 

Back to Alphabetical list Colour photos Thin sections SEM images TEM images vibrational spectra description IR spectra Raman spectra N-IR spectra F-IR spectra IES spectra