Likasite
Cu₃(NO₃)(OH)₅ * 2H₂O
Rare secondary copper mineral known from veryfew localities worldwide
Properties
- Chemical formula
- Cu₃(NO₃)(OH)₅ * 2H₂O
- Group
- Oxides
- Crystal system
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness (Mohs)
- —
- Color
- —
- Luster
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- Streak
- —
- Density
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- Cleavage
- —
- Fracture
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- Tenacity
- —
- Crystal habit
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- Transparency
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- Space group
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- Fluorescence
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- Magnetism
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- Radioactivity
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- Refractive index
- —
- Optical character
- —
- Birefringence
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- Pleochroism
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- Strunz classification
- 5.ND.05
- Dana classification
- —
- IMA status
- Grandfathered mineral (G)
- IMA symbol
- Lik
- Locality
- 🇨🇩 Likasi
- Type locality
- —
- Discovery year
- —
Etymology
Named after Likasi
Source: Wikidata
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