Kennygayite

kennygayite

bechererite

cherokeeite

sidpietersite

Images

Formula: [Pb₄O₂(OH)₂](SO₄)
Sulphate
Crystal System: Triclinic
Specific gravity: 7.078 calculated
Hardness: 2½
Streak: White
Colour: Colourless to pale yellow
Environments

Hydrothermal environments

Kennygayite is a new mineral, approved in 2022.

Localities

At the type locality, the Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA, kennygayite and boojumite occur in a highly unusual secondary assemblage that comprises a variety of rare lead - zinc - copper sulphates, thiosulphates and carbonates. Kennygayite was found in close association with bechererite, chenite, cherokeeite, redmondite, sidpietersite and steverustite.
Kennygayite occurs as colourless to pale yellow wedges and lozenge-shaped wafers, up to about 1 mm across (CJMP 62.2.391-403)
Kennygayite from the Redmond Mine - Image

Back to Minerals