Strashimirite

Formula: Cu8(AsO4)2(OH)4.5H2O

Origin of name: for Strashimir Dimitrov, Bulgarian petrographer

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2 or m or 2/m

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 9.71 Å, b = 18.81 Å, c = 8.94 Å, b = 97.20°

 

Colour: white to pale green

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Luster: pearly to greasy

Habit: platy aggregates forming spherulites to 0.5 mm

Hardness

Specific gravity: 3.81

Cleavage: none

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