1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
Not Available
Very brittle
1.2 Solubility
1.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Specific Gravity
1.5 Fracture
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal
1.6 Cleavage
None
{010} perfect, {110} distinct, {100} in traces
1.7 Mohs Hardness
1.8 Chemical Composition
(Ca,Mn2+ ) 2(SiO 3OH)(OH)Anthony et al , Handbook of Mineralogy (2001)
AlO(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references