Titanium (Native)

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Titanium
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Nugget of pure, analyticaly confirmed by microprobe native titanium (0.55 mm long crystals) (dendrites) from the First scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure Eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka peninsula Russian Federation.
General
CategoryNative element mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Ti
Crystal systemHexagonal
Crystal classDihexagonal dipyramidal (6/mmm)
H-M symbol: (6/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupP63/mmc
Identification
ColorSilver-grey
FractureHackly
TenacityMalleable
Mohs scale hardness4
|re|er}}Metallic
StreakGrayish black
DiaphaneityOpaque
References[1][2][3]

Native titanium (IMA2010–044) is a naturally occurring form of the metal titanium. It can be found in the Luobusa mining district, Luobusha fault zone (Yarlung Zangbo suture zone), Qusum County, Shannan, Tibet.

References




Categories: [Hexagonal minerals] [Native element minerals] [Minerals in space group 194] [Titanium]


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