Ungemachite

Formula: K3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2.6H2O

Origin of name: for Henri-Leon Ungemach (1880-1936), Belgian crystallographer.

 

Crystal system: Hexagonal

Crystal class: 3

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 10.898, c = 24.989

 

Colour: Colourless to pale yellow

Diaphaneity: Transparent

Luster: Vitreous

Habit: Crystals thick tabular, pseudorhombohedral

Hardness: 2.5

Specific gravity: 2.29

Cleavage: 1; {0001} perfect

Tenacity: Brittle, irregular fracture

Streak: White

 

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