General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Cu(AsO3OH)·(H2O)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 221.49 gm)
Copper 28.69 % Cu
Arsenic 33.83 % As
Hydrogen 1.37 % H
Oxygen 36.12 % O
Empirical Formula:
Cu(AsO3)(OH)·(H2O)
Environment:
A polymorph of geminite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Locality:
The Cap Garonne mine, near Le Pradet, Var, France.
Name Origin:
Named after Dmitry Yurievich Pushcharovsky (b. 1944), crystallographer, Moscow State University, Russia.
Physical Properties:
Color:
very light green or colorless.
Density:
3.35
Diaphaniety:
Transparent
Habits:
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals., Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
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