Formula: Ca2Fe2O5
Origin of name: for Boris Srebrodolsky, Ukrainian mineralogist
Crystal system: orthorhombic
Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: brown, yellow, red, black
Diaphaneity:
Luster: adamantine
Habit: crystals platy grains to 0.1 mm, granular aggregates
Hardness: 5.5
Specific gravity: 4.04
Cleavage:
Tenacity:
Streak: grayish brown
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: soluble in HCl, weakly magnetic
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