Cleavage: |
[ ? ? ? ] : Perfect - [ ? ? ? ] : Good |
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Color: |
greenish white, yellowish white, colorless, brown or white |
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Density: |
2,3 g/cm3 |
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Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to Translucent |
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Fracture: |
Fibrous - Thin, elongated fractures produced by crystal forms or intersecting cleavages (e.g. asbestos) |
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Habits: |
Tabular: Form dimensions are thin in one direction |
| Crystalline Coarse: Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals |
| Massive Fibrous: Distinctly fibrous fine-grained forms |
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Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum |
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Luminescence: |
None |
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Short UV Color: |
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Long UV Color: |
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Luster: |
Pearly |
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Magnetism: |
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Streak: |
white |