Przhevalskite

Formula: Pb(UO2)2(PO4)2.4H2O

Origin of name: for N. Przhevalsky, Russian explorer

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: unknown

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Colour: bright yellow, with faint greenish tint

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Luster: vitreous to adamantine

Habit: crystals tabular, 0.1 to 1 mm, in foliated aggregates

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Cleavage: 1; {001} distinct

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