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Quenstedtite

Year of discovery: 1888 (Tierra Amarilla, Chile), 1994 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of quenstedtite

• Fe₂(SO₄)₃,10H₂O
• [Fe³⁺₂][(SO₄)₃]^6-,10H₂O

• Class: Sulfate - Hydrate
• Soluble in: Water

• Color: Pale purple
• Streak: Pale purple
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {010} (1 plane), Good on {100} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 2.5
• Density: 2.1

• System: Triclinic
• Group: (-1), P(-1)
• Lattice: a=6.2, b=23.6, c=6.5, α=94.2, β=101.7, γ=96.3