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Bukovskýite

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  Christbescherung Mine, Großvoigtsberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
  © Thomas Witzke

• Formula:
  Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH) · 7H₂O

• System: Triclinic

• Name:
  In honor of Antonín Bukovský (1865–1950), Professor at the secondary school of Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, who first analysed the mineral.

• IMA Status: Valid (Approved)

• Type Locality:
  Kaňk, Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

• Dana 8th: 43.5.1.2
  
  43 : COMPOUND PHOSPHATES, ETC.
  5 : Hydrated Compound Phosphates, etc·, Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

• Hardness (Mohs): 5