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Agardite-(Ce)

• 
  Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  © geni 2011

• Formula:
  CeCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O

• System: Hexagonal

• Name:
  Named by Kurt Walenta and Thomas Theye in 2003 for its relationship to the other Agardite series species.

• IMA Status: Valid (Approved)
  Approved 2003

• Type Locality:
  Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Hardness (Mohs): 3 - 4

• Density: 3.7 g/cm³ (measured)
  3.775 g/cm³ (calculated)

• Lustre: Sub-Vitreous,Resinous,Silky

• Diapheny: Transparent,Translucent

• Diapheny: brittle

• Colour: light green, yellowish green

• Streak: greenish white