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Molysite

Year of discovery: 1868 (Monte Vesuvius, Italy), 1930 (Japan)

Locality list: 4 localities of molysite

• FeCl₃
• [Fe³⁺][Cl₃]^3-

• Class: Chloride
• Deliquescent

• [] => 6H₂O: Hydromolysite

• Color: Yellow, Reddish brown
• Streak: Yellowish brown

• Cleavage: Perfect on {0001} (1 plane)
• Density: 2.9

• System: Hexagonal
• Lattice: a=5.9, c=17.3