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Pucherite

Year of discovery: 1871 (Pucher Shaft, Wolfgang Maaßen mine, Germany), 1999 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of pucherite

• BiVO₄
• [Bi³⁺][VO₄]^3-

• Class: Vanadate
• Soluble in: HCl (with Cl₂ bubbles. Solution turns red.)

• Polymorph: Clinobisvanite (Monoclinic), Dreyerite (Tetragonal)

• Bi => Ce: Wakefieldite-(Ce)
• Bi => La: Wakefieldite-(La)
• Bi => Y: Wakefieldite-(Y)
• Bi => Nd: Wakefieldite-(Nd)

• Color: Reddish brown, Yellowish brown
• Streak: Yellow
• Luster: Adamantine
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Opaque

• Cleavage: Perfect on {001} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 4
• Density: 6.3

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: mmm, Pnca
• Lattice: a=5.3, b=5.1, c=12.0