Sundiusite

Formula: Pb10(SO4)Cl2O8

Origin of name: for Nils Sundius, Swedish mineralogist

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2

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Colour: white to colourless

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Luster: adamantine

Habit: crystals platy, to 8 mm, in plumose aggregates

Hardness: 3

Specific gravity: 7.0

Cleavage: 1; {100} perfect

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Streak: white

 

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