VAUQUELINITE


Meaning of VAUQUELINITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 705.92 gm)

Chromium 7.37 % Cr

Copper 9.00 % Cu

Phosphorus 4.39 % P

Hydrogen 0.14 % H

Lead 58.70 % Pb

Oxygen 20.40 % O

Empirical Formula:

Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[???] Indistinct

Color:

brown, brownish green, brownish black, green, or black.

Density:

6

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Habits:

Reniform - "Kidney like" in shape (e.g.. hematite)., Mammillary - Larger "breast-like" rounded forms resembling botryoidal (e.g. malachite).,

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Adamantine - Resinous

Streak:

brownish

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