
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Pb5Cu2(CO3)(SO4)3(OH)6

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 1,613.34 gm)
Copper 7.88 %
CuHydrogen 0.37 %
H Lead 64.21 %
PbCarbon 0.74 %
C Sulfur 5.96 %
S Oxygen 20.83 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
Pb5Cu2(CO3)(SO4)3(OH)6

Environment:
Secondary, weathered zone of lead and copper ores.

Locality:
Mammoth Mine at Tiger, Arizona.

Name Origin:
Named after Caledonia, the historical name of Scotland.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[001] Perfect, [100] Distinct

Color:
blue, blue green, green, or dark green.

Density:
5.7 - 6.4, Average = 6.05

Diaphaniety:
Transparent to Translucent

Habits:
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.

Hardness:
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luminescence:
None.

Luster:
Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:
greenish white
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