Origin: Notably Franklin, U.S.A.
Mineral Species: Wollastonite
Mineral Group: Silicates
Chemical Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Hardness: 4.5-5
Crystal System: Triclinic
Colour: White, grey-white, light green, pinkish, brown, red, yellow
Typical Appearance: Typically occurs as massive, lamellar, radiating, compact, or fibrous aggregates
Birthstone: Not known
Chakra Alignment: Not known
Element: Not known
Origin of Name & Mythology: Named in 1818 by J. Léman in honor of William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), English chemist and mineralogist who discovered palladium (1804) and rhodium (1809) and invented the reflecting goniometer (1809) and the camera lucida (1812).
