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Fahleite
Name
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CaZn₅Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₆·14H₂O
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Arsenates
Chemical class
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Crystal system
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Mohs hardness
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3.08
Specific gravity
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Streak
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Silky or pearly
Luster
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One, perfect, ⊥ fiber length
Cleavage
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Space group
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Smolyaninovite
Structural group
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Fhl · Approved
IMA
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1982
Named in
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Straw-yellow to gray, bright green; colorless in transmitted light
Typical colors
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Ca · Zn · Fe · As · O · H
Elements
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