Yana nuna raunin shunayya mai rauni lokacin zafi a ƙarƙashin hasken lantarki, kuma crystal ɗinsa yana da sakamako mai kyau na polarization, wanda ya dace da ultraviolet da infrared spectroscopy.
Mai narkewa kadan a cikin dilute acid kuma cikin sauƙi mai narkewa a cikin nitric acid.