LithoCat

MineralPascoite
FormulaCa3(V10O28) ยท 17H2O
Crystal FormMonoclinic/Sphenoidal [2]
CleavageDistinct/Good on {010}
ColorDark red-orange to Yellow-orange; Dirty yellow on dehydration
Density2.5 – 2.5 g/cm3
DiaphaneityTranslucent
FractureConchoidal
Hardness2.5 -
LustreSub-Adamantine, Vitreous
StreakCadmium yellow
Type Loc.Ragra Mine, Huayllay Dist., Pasco Prov., Pasco Dept., Peru
Dana 8 Class47.2.1.1
Strunz Class4/G.01-30
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