CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Cu5[Si6O7] - 7H2O

hydrated copper silicate



PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Main color

blue

Other colors

green

blue - green shades or green - bluish

Color of streak

green

Luster

silky, vitreous

Hardness

2.0 to 2.5

Density

2.80 to 2.90

Fracture