About Paragonite
The sodium-rich analogue of Muscovite mica, typically colorless to pale yellowish or greenish. It's associated with reflection, emotional clarity, and enhancing self-awareness.
Primary Hues
Colorless, White, Pale Yellow, Greenish, Greyish, often forms platy sheets
Geological & Scientific Details
Paragonite is classified as a phyllosilicate minerals, mica group mineral which typically crystallizes in the monoclinic system. Its chemical formula is NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2. Common crystal habits include massive, fibrous or scaly.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Phyllosilicate minerals, mica group
- Chemical Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
- IMA Symbol: Pg[1]
- Crystal System: Monoclinic
- Predominant Geological Color: Colorless, pale yellow, grayish, grayish white, greenish, light apple-green
- Crystal Habit: massive, fibrous or scaly
- Twinning: common on the [310] less common on the {001}
- Cleavage: Perfect on the {001}
- Luster: Pearly
- Streak: White
- Diaphaneity: transparent to translucent