Perite

Formula: PbBiO2Cl

Origin of name: for Per Geijer, Swedish geologist

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m

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Colour: yellow

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Luster: adamantine

Habit: tabular plates, 0.5 mm

Hardness: 3

Specific gravity: 8.16

Cleavage: 1; one perpendicular to c-axis, distinct

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