Rodalquilarite

Formula: H3Fe2(TeO3)4Cl

Origin of name: after locality Rodalquilar gold deposit, Almeria, Spain

 

Crystal system: triclinic

Crystal class: -1

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 8.89 Å, b = 5.08 Å, c = 6.63 Å, a = 103.2°, b = 107.1°, g = 77.9°

 

Colour: grass-green to emerald-green

Diaphaneity: 

Luster: greasy

Habit: crystals stout, tiny, smaller than 0.1 mm, crusts

Hardness: 2 to 3

Specific gravity: 5.05 to 5.12

Cleavage: 1; good

Tenacity: brittle

Streak: greenish yellow powder

 

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