Tripuhyite

Formula: FeSb2O6

Origin of name: after locality Tripuhy, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 

Crystal system: tetragonal

Crystal class: 4/mn 2/m 2/m

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Colour: greenish yellow, lemon-yellow to brownish black

Diaphaneity: translucent

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Habit: microcrystalline aggregates, compact or earthy, nodular

Hardness: about 7

Specific gravity: 5.82

Cleavage: none

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Streak: yellowish

 

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