Schoderite

Formula: Al2(PO4)(VO4).8H2O

Origin of name: for W. Schoder, American chemist

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2/m

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Colour: yellow orange

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Habit: crystals bladed tabular, microscopic rosettes

Hardness: 1 to 2 (approximate)

Specific gravity1.88

Cleavage: 1; {010} prominent

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