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Minohlite

Year of discovery: 2012 (Japan as the first occurence in the World)

Locality list: A locality of minohlite

• Cu₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀,8H₂O
• (Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀,8H₂O
• [Cu²⁺₇][(OH)₁₀|(SO₄)₂]^14-,8H₂O

• Class: Sulfate - Hydroxide - Hydrate
• Soluble in: HCl
• Dehydrate to Schulenbergite above 50 degree.

• 8H₂O => 3H₂O: Schulenbergite

• Color: Bluish green
• Streak: Pale green
• Luster: Pearly-Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {001} (1 plane)
• Hardness: less than 2
• Density: 3.4

• System: Hexagonal or Trigonal
• Lattice: a=8.3, c=8.1

Etymology: Minoh city, Osaka prefecture, where this mineral was discovered for the first time.