Mineralpedia Details for Keyite
Keyite
- Formula
- Cu2+3Zn4Cd2(AsO4)6ยท2H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Prismatic, Tabular
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Color
- azure
- Streak
- light blue
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- 3.5-4
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Keyite from Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
- Special Info
- EDS Confirmed, Type & Only Locality
First two specimens are from the collection of John Schneider. The blue Keyite crystals are about 1mm in size.
On this specimen are no less than 150 Keyite crystals. Several of the crystals occur in indistinguishable clusters. Most can be seen a single cobalt-blue crystals to 0.4mm.
The Schultenite is seen as waterclear gypsum-like crystals to 2mm. The cupro-adamite are splendid 5mm crytsals,
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