
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Fe+++[H2As+++++O4]3·5-5.5(H2O)

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 577.74 gm)
Iron 9.67 %
FeArsenic 38.90 %
AsHydrogen 2.97 %
H Oxygen 48.46 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
Fe3+3(H2)3(AsO4)·5.5(H2O)

Locality:
Kaatiala granite pegmatite, Kuortane, western Finland.

Name Origin:
Named for the locality.
Physical Properties:

Color:
greenish blue, gray, yellow, or white.

Density:
2.64

Diaphaniety:
Transparent

Habits:
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals., Lath - Shaped like a small, thin plaster lath, tabular (rectangular) in shape.,

Streak:
white
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