Zękaite

Formula: Fe4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH).15H2O

Origin of name: for V. Zęka (1926-), Czech geologist

 

Crystal system: Orthorhombic

Crystal class: Unknown

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 20.853 Ć, b = 7.033 Ć, c = 36.991 Ć

 

Colour: Grayish white, greenish white

Diaphaneity: Translucent

Luster: Dull, earthy

Habit: Found as nodules, also as cavity fillings replacing leached sulfides

Hardness: < 2

Specific gravity: 2.50

Cleavage: 

Tenacity: Uneven fracture

Streak: White

 

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