Schultenite
Schultenite is named after August Benjamin de Schulten, Professor of Chemistry,
University of Helsinki, Finland, who synthesized the compound before its discovery in nature.
Schultenite forms colourless, pale yellow, white tabular, flattened, striated crystals with vitreous to adamantine lustre.
University of Helsinki, Finland, who synthesized the compound before its discovery in nature.
Schultenite forms colourless, pale yellow, white tabular, flattened, striated crystals with vitreous to adamantine lustre.
| Physical Properties of Schultenite | |||||||
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| Mohs Hardness | 2.5, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Specific Gravity | 5.943 to 6.07, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Tenacity | Brittle, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Cleavage Quality | Good, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Optical Properties of Schultenite | |||||||
| Refractive Index | 1.890 to 1.976, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Optical Character | Biaxial/+, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Colour | |||||||
| Colour (General) | Colourless to white., Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Transparency | Transparent, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Lustre | Adamantine,Vitreous, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Fluorescence & other light emissions | |||||||
| Fluorescence (Long-Wave UV) | May ?uoresce dull yellow., Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Crystallography of Schultenite | |||||||
| Crystal System | Monoclinic, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Habit | Crystals are flattened, striated, rarely to 17.5 cm., Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Geological Environment | |||||||
| Where found: | A rare secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of Pb–As-rich hydrothermal deposits., Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Further Information | |||||||
| Mineral information: | Schultenite information at mindat.org | ||||||
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