Orthoserpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Species:
Colour: Sky-blue
Lustre: Vitreous
Specific Gravity: 3.00
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Member of: Devilline Group
Name: Named in 1985 by Halil Sarp for being the orthorhombic polymorph of serpierite.
Type Locality: Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – France
A species very hard to distinguish from devilline and bladed serpierite.