ʻO ke keʻokeʻo iki a i ʻole melemele māmā, ʻono a ʻona ka pauka me ka ʻumekaumaha kikoʻī o 6.1 a me ka index refractive 2.25. ʻAʻole hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe i ka wai, akā hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe i loko o ka waika hydrochloric a me ka waikawa nitric. Huli ia i ka hina & ʻeleʻele i 200 ℃ melemele ma 450 ℃ ， a he mea hiki ke unuhi maikaʻi. He antioxidant ka hana maikaʻi loa o ke kū'ē i ka raycold ultraviolet a me kaʻelemakule.
