Erythrite

Chakra: Crown, Third Eye, Throat, Heart, Solar Plexus, Sacral, Root
Element: Earth, Fire
Planet: Earth, Venus
Rarity: Rare
Resonant Number: 2
Zodiac: Taurus, Capricorn, Virgo

Chemical Formula: Co₃(AsO₄)₂•8(H₂O)
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Dana Classification: 40.03.06.03
Name: Erythrite
Strunz Classification: 08.CE.40
Synonym: Cobalt Bloom

Cleavage: {010} Perfect
Common Colors: Colorless, Violet red, Light pink, Purple red.
Crystal Habit: Divergent, Prismatic, Striated
Diaphaneity: Transparent to Subtranslucent
Formula Mass: 598.76 gm
Fracture: Sectile
Luster: Pearly
Mohs Hardness: 1.5 - 2
Optical Properties: Biaxial (+)
Streak: Pinkish Red