Formula: SbSb2O6(OH)
Origin of name: from stibium (Latin for antimony) and Greek for powder
Crystal system: cubic
Crystal class: 4/m -3 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 10.27 Å
Colour: chalky white to pale yellow, orange, brown, gray, black
Diaphaneity:
Luster: pearly to earthy, vitreous, opaline
Habit: massive, fine-grained, compact, crusts, botryoidal, pulverulent
Hardness: 3 to 7
Specific gravity: 3.3 to 5.5
Cleavage: none
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