Powellite is a calcium molybdate mineral with formula CaMoO₄. Powellite crystallizes with tetragonal - dipyramidal crystal structure as transparent adamantine blue, greenish brown, yellow to grey typically anhedral forms. It exhibits distinct cleavage and has a brittle to conchoidal fracture. It has a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 4 and a specific gravity is 4.34. It forms a solid solution series with scheelite (calcium tungstate, CaWO₄). It has refractive index values of nω=1.974 and nε=1.984.