Reinerite

Formula: Zn3(AsO3)2

Origin of name: for W. Reiner, chemist in South West Africa

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 6.09 Å, b = 14.40 Å, c = 7.80 Å

 

Colour: green to blue

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Luster: vitreous to adamantine

Habit: crystals rough, to 5 cm, prismatic

Hardness: 5 to 5.5

Specific gravity: 4.27

Cleavage: 3; {110} good, {011} and {111} fair

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