Selenite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Sulfate
- Crystal system
- Monoclinic
- Hardness
- Soft (Mohs under 3)
- Density
- Light (under 2.5 g/cm³)
- Occurs in
- Sedimentary rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Colourless, White
- Lustre
- Glassy, Pearly
- Use
- No special use
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- The name comes from Greek selene, the moon, after the soft moonlike glow of its crystals.
- Selenite beams up to about 11 metres long grow in the Cave of the Crystals at Naica in Mexico.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q429768 · All stones · All entries