Salesite

Formula: Cu(IO3)(OH)

Origin of name: for Reno Sales, American geologist

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 10.77 Å, b = 6.696 Å, c = 4.780 Å

 

Colour: bluish green

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Luster: vitreous

Habit: crystals stout prismatic, tiny, pyramidal terminations

Hardness: 3

Specific gravity: 4.77

Cleavage: 1; {110} perfect

Tenacity: brittle

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