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Titanite Var Yttrian Titanite

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Titanite Var Yttrian Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Arendal, Agder, Norway
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 1 × 0.6 cm
Description

Sharp tabular brown crystal of “keilhauite”, an yttrium-rich variety of titanite, well terminated and in very good condition. Rare specimen in this quality and very clean.

Collected by J.Sibtsen in 1975-77. Ex Jan Sibtsen #1062.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Titanite

Formula: 
CaTi(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AG.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Titanite occurrence, Hauzenberg, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Yttrian Titanite

Variety Of: 

Titanite

Formula: 
CaTi(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AG.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Formula: 
(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
Hardness: 
0.0

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