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Austinite
Group: Arsenates
Chemical composition: CaZnAsO4(OH)
Colors: Colourless, white to pale yellowish-white or bright green, colourless in transmitted ligh
Hardness: 4-4.5
Formation: Well developed orthorhombic crystals of bladed or acicular habit
Principal Sources: Utah, USA
Special Notes: A rare secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits. Related in composition to conichalcite Named in honour of Professor Austin Flint Rogers.
