Voudourisite
Voudourisite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfate class, with the chemical formula Cd(SO₄)·H₂O.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/n). It is a member of the Kieserite structural group.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 3; specific gravity 3.8; White streak; Vitreous luster.
IMA symbol Vou, IMA status: approved, named in 2012.
A secondary mineral from the weathering of primary hawleyite and greenockite.
It is found associated with Lazaridisite, sphalerite, galena, edwardsite, chalcanthite, gypsum, greenockite.
The mineral was named to honor Professor Panagiotis Voudouris (b. 1962), Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.