Mineralpedia Details for Sylvite
Sylvite
- Formula
- KCl
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Massive - Granular, Euhedral Crystals, Fibrous
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Perfect, Perfect
- Luster
- Vitreous - Greasy
- Color
- white, yellowish white, reddish white, bluish white, brownish white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Isometric - Hexoctahedral
- Fracture
- Brittle - Sectile
- Hardness
- 2.5
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Sylvite from Carlsbad Potash dist., Eddy Co., New Mexico, United States
Cluster of nearly colorless, well formed octahedral Sylvite crystals to 2.5cm.
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