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Nesosilicate mineral

Properties

Chemical formula

Ca₂SiO₄

Group

Silicates

Crystal system

Monoclinic

Hardness (Mohs)

6

Color

White

Luster

—

Streak

White

Density

—

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

—

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

9.AD.05

Dana classification

—

IMA status

Grandfathered mineral (G)

IMA symbol

Lrn

Locality

🇬🇧 Scawt Hill

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata