WOODWARDITE


Meaning of WOODWARDITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12·2-4(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 662.34 gm)

Aluminum 8.15 % Al

Copper 38.38 % Cu

Hydrogen 2.74 % H

Sulfur 4.84 % S

Oxygen 45.90 % O

Empirical Formula:

Cu4Al2SO4(OH)12·3(H2O)

Environment:

Inadequately characterized mineral. Post mining alteration product.

Locality:

Cornwall, England.

Name Origin:

Named for Samuel P. Woodward (1821-1865), English naturalist and geologist.

Physical Properties:

Color:

greenish blue or turquoise.

Density:

2.38

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Habits:

Botryoidal - "Grape-like" rounded forms (e.g.. malachite)., Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.,

Streak:

light blue

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