Formula: Ca14Fe9Si24O60(OH)22
Origin of name: after locality Tunguska River, Siberia, Russia
Crystal system: triclinic
Crystal class: -1
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: grass-green to yellowish green
Diaphaneity:
Luster: pearly (weakly)
Habit: plates to 0.5 cm, radiating-fibrous crusts
Hardness: about 2
Specific gravity: 2.59
Cleavage: none
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: series with gyrolite
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