How do I identify Kyawthuite?

Kyawthuite can be identified by its hardness of 5.5 on the Mohs scale, Reddish orange color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Kyawthuite?

Kyawthuite typically appears in Reddish orange. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Kyawthuite?

Kyawthuite has a hardness of 5.5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

Kyawthuite

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What is Kyawthuite?

Kyawthuite is a rare mineral with a simple formula: BiSbO4. It is a natural bismuth antimonate. Kyawthuite is monoclinic, with space group I2/c, and is isostructural with clinocervantite, its trivalent-antimony-analogue. Kyawthuite is also an antimony-analogue of clinobisvanite. Kyawthuite was discovered in the vicinity of Mogok township in Myanmar, an area famous of various gemstone minerals.