Formula: CuAs2O4
Origin of name: for Paul Trippke, Polish mineralogist
Crystal system: tetragonal
Crystal class: 4/m 2/m 2/m
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Colour: greenish-blue
Diaphaneity:
Luster: brilliant
Habit: crystals short prismatic, slightly bent
Hardness: 1
Specific gravity: 4.80
Cleavage: 2; {100} perfect, {110} good
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