Rouseite

Formula: Pb2Mn(AsO3)2.2H2O

Origin of name: for Roland Rouse, American mineralogist and crystallographer

 

Crystal system: triclinic

Crystal class: -1 or 1

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Colour: yellow-orange

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Luster: dull, vitreous on cleavage

Habit: elongated crystals to 0.2 mm

Hardness: 3

Specific gravity: 5.70

Cleavage: 2; {010} and {110} perfect

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Streak: light yellow

 

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