[ Top ] [ Japanese ]

Koechlinite

Year of discovery: 1914 (St Daniel mine, Germany), 1956 (Japan)

Locality list: 5 localities of koechlinite

• Bi₂MoO₆
• [(BiO)₂]²⁺[MoO₄]^2-

• Class: Bismutyl - Molybdate
• Soluble in: HCl, HNO₃

• (BiO)₂ => Pb: Wulfenite
• (BiO)₂ => Ca: Powellite

• MoO₄ => WO₄: Russellite
• MoO₄ => CO₃: Bismutite
• MoO₄ => Cl₂: Bismoclite
• MoO₄ => F₂: Zavaritskite
• MoO₄ => (OH)₂: Daubréeite (Daubreeite)

• Color: Yellowish green, White
• Streak: Pale yellowish green
• Luster: Silky
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {010} (1 plane)
• Density: 8.3

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: mm2, Pna2₁
• Lattice: a=5.5, b=16.2, c=5.5