Properties
⛏ Mohs hardness2
💅🪙🍶🔪💎
Scratches with a fingernail.
⚖ Density2.668 g/cm³
Average
🔷 Monoclinic✏️ streak black
| Chemical formula | VS₄ |
|---|---|
| Elements | V, S |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Mohs hardness | 2 |
| Density | 2.668 g/cm³ |
| Streak | black |
| Color | — |
| IMA symbol | Pat |
| Nickel–Strunz class | 2.EC.10 |
“—” means no reliable value in Wikidata yet. Check Mindat for full data.
Care & Handling
- 🪶 Soft, Scratches Easily Mohs 2: softer than a steel knife, so it scratches easily. Store it apart from harder stones.
Learn more
- Patrónite on Mindat.org
- Wikipedia article
- Wikidata item Q416203 (source of this page's data – you can correct it there)
IMA mineral species
2–3
Monoclinic
BlackGray
Soft, Scratches Easily