Mineralpedia Details for Parascholzite
Parascholzite
Named after the Greek word para, meaning “near”, and for being a dimorph of scholzite. Parascholzite is a rare mineral found in just a few localities including Germany and here in South Dakota at the Tip Top mine in the Black Hills, and also likely localities in Zambia, Australia, and Spain. Parascholzite occurs as a secondary mineral and is a product of the alteration of phosphates in granite pegmatites.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/parascholzite.pdf
- Formula
- CaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Tabular, Prismatic
- Cleavage
- Parting, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- colorless, white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic
- Hardness
- 4
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Parascholzite from Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Radiating, prismatic, clear Paraschlozite crystals, 1mm.
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