Söhngeite

Formula: Ga(OH)3

Origin of name: for G. Söhnge. geologist, South West Africa

 

Crystal system: cubic

Crystal class: 2/m -3

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Colour: White to pale yellow, pale brown, pale greenish-yellow

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Habit: crystals intergrowths of three mutually perpendicular sets of intersecting crystals

Hardness: 4 to 4.5

Specific gravity: 3.84

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