LithoCat

MineralLeucophosphite
FormulaKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) • 2H2O
Crystal FormMonoclinic/Prismatic [2/m]
Cleavageperfect on {100}
ColorWhite to greenish, buff, yellow-brown, orange-brown, pink, greenish brown, brownish purple
Density2.9 – 2.9 g/cm3
DiaphaneityTransparent, Translucent
FractureBrittle
Hardness3.5
LustreSub-Vitreous, Resinous, Earthy
StreakWhite
Type Loc.Ninghanboun Hills serpentinite, Weelhamby Lake, Perenjori Shire, WA, Australia
Dana 8 Class42.11.6.1
Strunz Class7/D.27-30
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