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Scarbroite

Year of discovery: 1960 (Scarborough, UK), 1996 (Japan)

Locality list: 2 localities of scarbroite

• Al₅CO₃(OH)₁₃,5H₂O
• [Al³⁺₅][(OH)₁₃|CO₃]^15-,5H₂O

• Class: Carbonate -Hydroxide

• Color: White
• Streak: White
• Luster: Earthy
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Hardness: 1-2
• Density: 2.0

• System: Triclinic, Pseudohexagonal
• Group: (-1), P(-1)
• Lattice: a=9.9, b=14.9, c=26.5, α=98.7, β=96.5, γ=89.0