Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Cahnite (Cahnit in German Cahnita in Spanish Канит in Russian) is a brittle white or colorless mineral that has perfect cleavage and is usually transparent. It usually forms tetragonal-shaped crystals and it has a hardness of 3 mohs. Cahnite was discovered in the year 1921. It was named Cahnite to honor Lazard Cahn (1865–1940) who was a mineral collector and dealer. It is usually found in the Franklin Mine in Franklin New Jersey.
