Stottite

Formula: FeGe(OH)6

Origin of name: for C. Stott, geologist, Namibia

 

Crystal system: tetragonal

Crystal class: 4/m

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Colour: brown to light green, colourless

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Luster: greasy

Habit: crystals pseudo-octahedral, to 1 cm

Hardness: 4.5

Specific gravity: 3.59

Cleavage: 3; {100} and {010} good, {001} fair

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Streak: gray-white

 

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