Mineral - Pottsite
Pottsite
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Vanadates
Toxicity
low
Formula
PbBiH[VO₄]₂·2H₂O
Unit Cell
Physical Properties
Hardness
3.5
Streak
yellow
Density
Very Heavy (>6)
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Optical Properties
Color
orangeyellowgreen
Birefringence
Luster
Adamantine,
Earthy
Transparency
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
tetragonal
Point Group
Space Group
Habit
crusty, spherical, prismatic, grape-shaped
Formation
Oxidationszone von Wolfram-Lagerstätten
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Very rare
Synonyms
Pottsite