Titanium (native)

Titanium

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
Category| Native element mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)| Ti
Crystal system| Hexagonal
Crystal class| Dihexagonal dipyramidal (6/mmm)
H-M symbol: (6/m 2/m 2/m)
Space group| P63/mmc
Identification
Color| Silver-grey
Fracture| Hackly
Tenacity| Malleable
Mohs scale hardness| 4
|re|er}}| Metallic
Streak| Grayish black
Diaphaneity| Opaque
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

1. ↑ "Titanium". http://www.mindat.org/min-7339.html. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
2. ↑ Webmineral.com
3. ↑ Mineralienatlas.de

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