zýkaite
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Zykaite or zýkaite is a grey-white mineral consisting of arsenic, hydrogen, iron, sulfur and oxygen with formula: Fe3+4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH)·15(H2O). This dull mineral is very soft with a Mohs hardness of only 2 and a specific gravity of 2.5. It is translucent and crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Zykaite
- Mineral.image
- Zýkaite.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Zykaite found in the Czech Republic
- Mineral.formula
- Fe3+4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH)·15(H2O)
- Mineral.color
- Grey-white, Yellow-white, Green-white
- Mineral.fracture
- Irregular, Uneven
- Mineral.tenacity
- Waxy
- Mineral.mohs
- 2
- Mineral.luster
- Dull
- Mineral.streak
- Pale yellow
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Translucent
- Mineral.gravity
- 2.5
- Mineral.density
- 2.50 g/cm3
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Wikidata facts
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- Zýkaite.jpg
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- Commons category
- Zýkaite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.DB.45
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.DB.45
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Zýk
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Zykaite or zýkaite is a grey-white mineral consisting of arsenic, hydrogen, iron, sulfur and oxygen with formula: Fe3+4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH)·15(H2O). This dull mineral is very soft with a Mohs hardness of only 2 and a specific gravity of 2.5. It is translucent and crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.
It is in the Sanjuanite-Destinezite mineral group, containing group members Destinezite, Sanjuanite, and Sarmientite.