Zinc-melanterite |
Chemical Formula |
Zn,Cu,FeSO4·7H2O |
Species |
Sulfates |
Crystal System |
Monoclinic |
Mohs Scale |
2 |
Color |
Pale greenish-blue, yellow-green, apple-green; very pale blue-green in transmitted light |
Streak |
White |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Refractive Index |
n = 1.477 - 1.479 n = 1.483 - 1.487 n = 1.488 - 1.489 |
Crystal Habit:Massive, columnar. Comprised of microscopic rod-like crystals. |
Three oblique system. Fine plate crystal. Yellow green. Transparent to translucent. Vitreous luster. Streaks of gray. Hardness of about 2, the density of 2.181 g / cm ^3.
Produced in the oxidation zone of lead zinc ore, and leaf green vitriol, iron vitriol coquimbite, grain, copperas, symbiosis.
Is a Chinese scholar in 1964 new minerals discovered.