These tufts are similar to other minerals such as okenite , millerite and artinite , but with one big difference, the color. Agardite has beautiful color that is typically one of several attractive shades of light green. Malachite can form similar tufts and has a green color as well, but is darker green and reacts to hydrochloric acid. Its color, chemistry and form make agardite a very special mineral. Luster is vitreous to silky.
Crystals are transparent to translucent.
Crystal System is hexagonal. Crystal Habits include tufts of acicular crystals. Cleavage not noticeable. Fracture is conchoidal. Hardness is 3 - 4.