LithoCat

MineralGenthelvite
FormulaZn4(Be3Si3O12)S
Crystal FormIsometric/Hextetrahedral [4 3m]
CleavageNone
ColorColorless, white, yellow, green, pink to red. Darkens to brown and black on weathering.
Density3.6 g/cm3
DiaphaneityTransparent, Translucent
FractureBrittle - Uneven
Hardness6.0 - 6.5
LustreVitreous
StreakWhite
Dana 8 Class76.2.4.3
Strunz Class8/J.12-30
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