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Osarizawaite

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Formula (repeating unit)
  
PbCuAl2(SO4)2(OH)6

Crystal system
  
Trigonal

Strunz classification
  
7.BC.10

Space group
  
R3m

Osarizawaite

Category
  
Sulfate minerals, alunite group

Crystal class
  
Hexagonal scalenohedral (3m) H-M symbol: (3 2/m)

Osarizawaite is a greenish yellow sulfate mineral with the chemical formula: PbCuAl2(SO4)2(OH)6. It has rhombohedral crystals.

It was first described in 1961 for an occurrence in the oxidized zone of the Osarizawa mine, Akita Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan.

References

Osarizawaite Wikipedia