Identification | |
Colour | Colorless to white, pale gray, pale blue |
Streak | White |
Luster | Vitreous |
Hardness | 2,5 |
Cleavage | Perfect on {111} |
Fracture | - |
Сrystal system | Cubic |
Uses: Together with the halite sylvite is widely used in agriculture as a potassium-based fertilizers.
Deposits: Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, USA, India, Italy, Byelorussia, Spain, France.
Date of last changes:26.03.2019