Spangolite is a beautiful mineral. It has a blue green color that is usually quite attractive. Its aggregate crystal clusters of tabular well formed crystals are very interesting and spangolite even forms small twinned crystals that have a look similar to the head of a double bladed hatchet. Spangolite's typical tabular habit is similar to the arsenate mineral chalcophyllite . Luster is vitreous.
Specimens are transparent to translucent.
Crystal Habits include prismatic to tabular tapering crystals. Fracture is conchoidal. Streak is light green. Associated Minerals include azurite , cuprite , claringbullite , connellite , paratacamite , atacamite , and chyrsocolla . Best Field Indicators are crystal habit, color, cleavage, associations and locality.