| General Information |
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| Chemical Formula | Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Physical Properties of Whitlockite |
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| Mohs Hardness | 5Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Specific Gravity | 3.12Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Fracture | Uneven,Sub-ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Optical Properties of Whitlockite |
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| Optical Character | Uniaxial/-Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Colour |
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| Colour (General) | Colorless, white, gray, yellowish; colorless in transmitted light.Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Transparency | Transparent,TranslucentAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Lustre | Vitreous,ResinousAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Crystallography of Whitlockite |
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| Crystal System | HexagonalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Habit | Typically as rhombohedral crystals, rarely flat tabular, several other smaller forms, to 2 cm. May form cave pearls; as anhedral grains and microcrystalline crusts.Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Geological Environment |
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| Where found: | An uncommon secondary mineral in complex zoned granite pegmatites; in phosphate rock deposits; may be formed in caves from leached guano; in chondrite meteorites.Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Further Information |
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| Mineral information: | Whitlockite information at mindat.org |
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