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Chenevixite

Year of discovery: 1866 (Wheal gorland, UK), 1947 (Japan)

Locality list: 2 localities of chenevixite

• Cu₂Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
• Cu₂(Fe³⁺,Al)(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
• [Cu²⁺₂][Fe³⁺₂][(OH)₄|(AsO₄)₂]^10-

• Class: Chenevixite group
• Class: Arsenate - Hydroxide

• Fe => Al: Luetheite (Series)

• Color: Grayish green, Yellowish green
• Streak: Yellowish green
• Luster: GreasyMetallic
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Translucent

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 3.5-4.5
• Density: 4.4

• System: Monoclinic, Pseudo-orthorhombic
• Group: 2/m, P2₁/m
• Lattice: a=5.7, b=5.2, c=29.3, β=90.0