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VIII - Inosilicates
Crystal habit of Wollastonite Wollastonite

 
Name   Wollastonite
Chemistry   Ca3[Si3O9]
Hardness   4.5 - 5
Lustre   vitreous - pearly
Colour   white, translucent
Streak   white 
Density [g/cm3]   2.8 - 2.9
Crystal habit   triclinic, crystals rarely
Cleavage, Fracture   [100], [001] perfect, fracture uneven
other characteristics and occurrences   contact metamorphism in limestone
   

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