Srebrodolskite

Formula: Ca2Fe2O5

Origin of name: for Boris Srebrodolsky, Ukrainian mineralogist

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m

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Colour: brown, yellow, red, black

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Luster: adamantine

Habit: crystals platy grains to 0.1 mm, granular aggregates

Hardness: 5.5

Specific gravity: 4.04

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Streak: grayish brown

 

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Comments: soluble in HCl, weakly magnetic

 

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