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Poughite

Year of discovery: 1968 (Moctezuma mine (Bambolla mine), Mexico), 1990 (Japan)

Locality list: 2 localities of poughite

• Fe₂(TeO₃)₂SO₄,3H₂O
• [Fe³⁺₂][SO₄|(TeO₃)₂]^6-,3H₂O

• Class: Tellurite - Sulfate - Hydrate

• Color: Yellow, Yellowish brown, Yellowish green
• Streak: Pale yellow
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {010} (1 plane), Good on {101} (2 planes)
• Hardness: 2.5
• Density: 3.8

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: mmm, Pmnb
• Lattice: a=9.7, b=14.2, c=7.9