Andychristyite
Appearance
Andychristyite | |
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General | |
Category | Mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | PbCu2+Te6+O5H2O |
IMA symbol | Acs |
Identification | |
Color | Bluish green |
Mohs scale hardness | 2-3 |
Luster | Adamantine |
Streak | very pale bluish green |
Diaphaneity | Transparent |
Density | 6.304 g/cm3 (Calculated) |
Andychristyite (IMA symbol: Acs[1]) is a lead copper tellurate mineral with the chemical formula PbCu2+Te6+O5H2O. Its type locality is the Soda Mountains in California. It was named after Welsh–Australian mineralogist Andrew G. Christy.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ Andychristyite Archived 2019-03-26 at the Wayback Machine on mindat.org