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Theisite

Year of discovery: 1982 (Tuckerville, USA), 2013 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of theisite

• Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄
• Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄,SbO₄)₂(OH)₁₄
• [Cu²⁺₅][Zn²⁺₅][(OH)₁₄|(AsO₄)₂]^20-

• Class: Arsenate - Hydroxide

• Color: Bluish green-Green
• Streak: White
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {001} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 1.5
• Density: 4.3

• System: Orthorhombic
• Lattice: a=8.2, b=7.1, c=15.0