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Veszelyite

Year of discovery: 1874 (Ocna de Fier (Vaskö-Moraviţa), Romania), 1901 (Japan)

Locality list: 4 localities of veszelyite

• Cu₂Zn(PO₄)₂,2H₂O
• (Cu,Zn)₂Zn(PO₄)₂,2H₂O
• [Cu²⁺₂][Zn²⁺][(PO₄)₂]^6-,2H₂O

• Class: Phosphate - Hydrate
• Variety: Kamiokalite (+Zn)
• Soluble in: HCl, HNO₃, H₂SO₄

• Cu => Zn: Hopeite, Parahopeite

• Cu₂ => CaZn: Scholzite, Parascholzite
• Cu₂ => FeZn: Phosphophyllite

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

• Habit: Pyramidal

• Cleavage: Good on {001} and {110} (3 planes)
• Hardness: 3.5-4
• Density: 3.4

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, P2₁/b
• Lattice: a=9.8, b=10.2, c=7.5, β=103.2

Synonym: Arakawaite