Color is yellow, orange or brown. Luster is vitreous. Crystals are transparent to translucent. Crystals are scarce, more commonly as earthy masses, films or crusts, botryoidal and granular. Cleavage is good in one direction but only seen in the larger crystals.
Fracture is uneven.
Hardness is 3 - 4. Streak is yellow. Associated Minerals are barite , goethite , limonite , hematite and other iron minerals. Best Field Indicators are crystal habit, associations, color and hardness.