Mineralpedia Details for Pentagonite
Pentagonite
- Formula
- CaV4+OSi4O10ยท4H2O
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Prismatic, Twinning Common, Rosette
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- greenish blue
- Streak
- bluish white
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 3-4
- WebMineral
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Pentagonite from Wagholi, near Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Special Info
- XRD Confirmed
Nice bladed, lath-like crystals to 1mm in basalt vug. Confirmed by XRD.
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