Plumbojarosite

Formula: PbFe6(SO4)4(OH)12

Origin of name: from Latin plumbum = lead and jarosite

 

Crystal system: hexagonal

Crystal class: -3 2/m

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Colour: yellowish brown to dark brown

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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

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Comments: Pb analogue of jarosite

 

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