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Heliophyllite

A synonym of Ecdemite
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Formula:
Pb6As3+2O7Cl4
Lustre:
Vitreous, Greasy
Name:
From the Greek ήλιος for "sun" and φύλλον for "leaf", in allusion to the colour and the foliated habit.
Synonym:
A synonym of Ecdemite
Discredited by IMA in 2019. Identical to ecdemite, Pb6As2O7Cl4.


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Mindat ID:
1850 (as Heliophyllite)
1363 (as Ecdemite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1850:6 (as Heliophyllite)
mindat:1:1:1363:1 (as Ecdemite)

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