Color ranges from orange to orange-red. Luster is vitreous. Diaphaneity is transparent to translucent. Crystal Habits include pseudo-octahedral crystals to 5mm. Cleavage is not present.
Fracture is uneven.
Hardness is 2 - 3. Streak is white. Associated Minerals include aegirine, albite, analcime, annite, cerussite, galena, kupletskite, microcline, molybdenite, natrolite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sodalite, sphalerite, titanite, w hlerite and zircon.