Formula: Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄

Species: Phosphates

Colour: Dark green

Lustre: Vitreous

Hardness: 3½

Specific Gravity: 4.35 (Calculated)

Crystal System: Monoclinic

Name: Named after its discovery locality.

Type Locality: Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Polymorph of: Ludjibaite, Pseudomalachite

May be intergrown with pseudomalachite.