About Xonotlite
Hydrated calcium silicate, often white and fibrous or tough, compact masses. It's a stone of strength, purity, and emotional balance, promoting inner peace and resilience.
Primary Hues
Colorless, White, Pink, Grey, forms fibrous, acicular, or compact masses, sometimes tough
Geological & Scientific Details
Xonotlite is classified as a inosilicates mineral which typically crystallizes in the monoclinic system. Its chemical formula is Ca6Si6O17(OH)2.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Inosilicates
- Chemical Formula: Ca6Si6O17(OH)2
- IMA Symbol: Xon[1]
- Crystal System: Monoclinic
- Predominant Geological Color: White, grey, pale pink, lemon white, colorless
- Cleavage: Perfect, Good
- Luster: Vitreous, silky, pearly
- Streak: White
- Diaphaneity: Transparent, translucent