Formula: PbFe6(SO4)4(OH)12
Origin of name: from Latin plumbum = lead and jarosite
Crystal system: hexagonal
Crystal class: -3 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: yellowish brown to dark brown
Diaphaneity:
Luster: dull to glistening or silky
Habit: microscopic hexagonal plates, as crusts or compact masses, ocherous
Hardness: 1
Specific gravity: 3.64
Cleavage: 1; {10-14} fair
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: Pb analogue of jarosite
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