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Descloizite Sample

Descloizite


Chemical Composition: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Group: Descloizite
System: Orthorhombic
Family: Phosphates
Hardness: 3.5


  • Crusts of small groupings of crystals
  • Fibrous and botryoidal masses
  • Poor cleavage
  • Orange to reddish-brown streak
  • Very heavy, fragile
  • Transparent or translucent
  • Soluble in acids and easily fusible
  • Specific gravity 5.5 to 6.2