
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O)

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 1,062.00 gm)
Sodium 2.16 %
NaCalcium 3.77 %
CaCopper 29.92 %
CuArsenic 28.22 %
AsHydrogen 0.95 %
H Chlorine 3.34 %
ClOxygen 31.64 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O)

Environment:
Secondary mineral in Cu-As deposits.

Locality:
Jachimov, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Name Origin:
Named for the color (lavender blue).
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[010] Perfect, [110] Indistinct

Color:
blue, lavender blue, or greenish blue.

Density:
3.54

Diaphaniety:
Translucent

Habits:
Botryoidal - "Grape-like" rounded forms (e.g.. malachite)., Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.,

Hardness:
2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:
Vitreous - Waxy

Streak:
light blue
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