TYROLITE


Meaning of TYROLITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

CaCu5(AsO4)2(CO3)(OH)4·6(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 1,557.97 gm)

Calcium 5.14 % Ca

Copper 36.71 % Cu

Arsenic 19.24 % As

Hydrogen 1.94 % H

Oxygen 36.97 % O

Empirical Formula:

Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(OH)10·10(H2O)

Name Origin:

Named after the Tyrol Mountains, Austia.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect

Color:

blue, blue green, green blue, or light green.

Density:

3.1 - 3.2, Average = 3.15

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Habits:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas)., Botryoidal - "Grape-like" rounded forms (e.g.. malachite).

Hardness:

1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum

Luminescence:

None.

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

pale blue

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