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Brochantite

Brochantite is a sulfate mineral, one of a number of cupric sulfates. Its chemical formula is Cu4SO4(OH)6. Formed in arid climates or in rapidly oxidizing copper sulfide deposits, it was named by Armand Lévy for his fellow Frenchman, geologist and mineralogist A. J. M. Brochant de Villiers.

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2V angle
measured: 72°
Birefringence
δ = 0.072
Category
Sulfate minerals
Cleavage
Perfect
Color
Green, emerald green, or black
Crystal class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)

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Brochantite

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples41
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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related to Gallery · 12
Brochantite → Arizona, Bisbee, Copperbelt Province, Detail, Kitwe, Locality, Morocco, Mujuram, Rokana Mine, Size, These, Zambia
is a · 2
Brochantite → common corrosion product on bronze sculptures located in urban areas, sulfate mineral
2V angle · 1
Brochantite → measured: 72°
Birefringence · 1
Brochantite → δ = 0.072
Category · 1
Brochantite → Sulfate minerals
Cleavage · 1
Brochantite → Perfect
Color · 1
Brochantite → Green, emerald green, or black
Crystal class · 1
Brochantite → Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Crystal habit · 1
Brochantite → Prismatic crystals; acicular needle-like crystals; druse
Crystal system · 1
Brochantite → Monoclinic

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copper areas crystals emerald mineral chile green number corrosion product sulfate chrysocolla formula cu4so4 oh acicular prismatic minerals arizona references

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Brochantite2V anglemeasured: 72°1.00infobox
BrochantiteBirefringenceδ = 0.0721.00infobox
BrochantiteCategorySulfate minerals1.00infobox
BrochantiteCleavagePerfect1.00infobox
BrochantiteColorGreen, emerald green, or black1.00infobox
BrochantiteCrystal classPrismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)1.00infobox
BrochantiteCrystal habitPrismatic crystals; acicular needle-like crystals; druse1.00infobox
BrochantiteCrystal systemMonoclinic1.00infobox
BrochantiteDiaphaneityTransparent to translucent1.00infobox
BrochantiteFormulaCu4SO4(OH)61.00infobox
BrochantiteFractureConchoidal1.00infobox
BrochantiteIMA symbolBct1.00infobox
BrochantiteLusterVitreous to pearly1.00infobox
BrochantiteMohs scale hardness3.5–4.01.00infobox
BrochantiteOptical propertiesBiaxial (−)1.00infobox
BrochantitePleochroismWeak1.00infobox
BrochantiteRefractive indexnα = 1.728 nβ = 1.771 nγ = 1.8001.00infobox
BrochantiteSpace groupP21/a1.00infobox
BrochantiteSpecific gravity3.971.00infobox
BrochantiteStreakPale green1.00infobox
BrochantiteStrunz classification7.BB.251.00infobox
BrochantiteTenacitybrittle1.00infobox
Brochantiteis asulfate mineral0.90text
Brochantiteis acommon corrosion product on bronze sculptures located in urban areas0.90text

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