This species is very similar in morphology and color to vinogradovite, in both the bladed and fibrous habits and to ashcroftine in the fibrous habit. Color is pale violet, pink, grayish pink, white to colorless and dark reddish brown. Luster is vitreous to silky on bladed crystals and silky on acicular crystals. Diaphaneity is transparent to translucent. Crystal Habits include superb sword-shaped, bladed crystals and very thin fibrous acicular crystals to 1.5 cm.
Fracture is uneven.
Luster and radiating crystal habit.