Formula: (Mg,Ni)2Si2O5(OH)2
Origin of name: For A. Karpinski, Russian geologist
Crystal system: Monoclinic
Crystal class: unknown
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Colour: Colourless to light blue to deep greenish blue, green
Diaphaneity: Translucent
Luster: Dull to weakly greasy
Habit: Plates or prisms; massive cryptocrystalline
Hardness: 2.5 to 3
Specific gravity: 2.53 to 2.63
Cleavage: None
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