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Kornelite

Year of discovery: 1888 (Smolník, Slovakia), 1994 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of kornelite

• Fe₂(SO₄)₃,7H₂O
• [Fe³⁺₂][(SO₄)₃]^6-,7H₂O

• Class: Sulfate - Hydrate
• Soluble in: Water

• Color: Pale pink, Purple
• Streak: Pale pink
• Luster: Silky
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: Distinct on {100} (1 plane)
• Density: 2.3

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, P2₁/m
• Lattice: a=14.3, b=20.1, c=5.4, β=96.8