Arsentsumebite

Overview

Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
Fluorescence: none	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	6.46 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Arsentsumebite - 4.0-5.0  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	green, yellow-green
Streak	light green

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	monoclinic - prismatic
Cleavage	-
Tenacity	brittle
Fracture	uneven
Luster	adamantine

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 43.04.02.02

Class: 43

Group: 43.04

Subgroup: 43.04.02 - tsumebite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
43.04.02.01	tsumebite	Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
43.04.02.02	arsentsumebite	Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)

Nickel-Strunz Number : 08.BG.05

Group : 08

Subgroup : BG

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
08.BG.05	arsentsumebite	Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
08.BG.05	brackebuschite	Pb2(Mn,Fe+2)(VO4)2(OH)
08.BG.05	calderónite	Pb2Fe+3(VO4)2(OH)
08.BG.05	grandaite	Sr2Al(AsO4)2(OH)
08.BG.05	tokyoite	Ba2Mn(VO4)2(OH)
08.BG.05	tsumebite	Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)

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