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- 4.4.13.1 Tazheranite CaTiZr2O8 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 4.4.13.2 Srilankite (Ti,Zr)O2 P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/D.31-10 Baddeleyite ZrO2 P 21/c 2/m
- IV/D.31-20 Tazheranite CaTiZr2O8 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/D.31-30 Calzirtite CaZr3TiO9 P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/D.31-35 Hiarneite! (Ca,Mn,Na)2(Zr,Mn)5(Sb,Ti,Fe)2O16 I 41/acd 4/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/D.31-40 Cerianite-(Ce) (Ce,Th)O2 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/D.31-50 Thorianite ThO2 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/D.31-60 Uraninite UO2 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
General Tazheranite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaTiZr2O8 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 398.40 gm | ||
| Calcium 10.06 % Ca 14.08 % CaO | |||
| Zirconium 45.80 % Zr 61.86 % ZrO2 | |||
| Titanium 12.02 % Ti 20.05 % TiO2 | |||
| Oxygen 32.13 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 95.98 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CaTiZr2O8 | ||
| Environment: |
Within bands of periclase-brucite marbles. Cubic modification of baddeleyite (ZrO2). | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1969 | ||
| Locality: |
Tazheran alkalic massif., W of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. | ||
Tazheranite Image | |||
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Tazheranite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.111, Z = 1; V = 133.51 Den(Calc)= 4.95 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.539(1), 1.804(1), 2.94(1), | ||
Physical Properties of Tazheranite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Yellow orange, Cherry red, Red, Red orange. | ||
| Density: |
5.01 | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
| Habit: |
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. | ||
| Hardness: |
7.5 - Garnet | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine - Greasy | ||
| Magnetism: |
Nonmagnetic | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Tazheranite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.128 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.142 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2727,KPDmeas= 0.2695,KC= 0.2389 |
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=2.35. | ||
Calculated Properties of Tazheranite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.68 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.06721 Boson Index = 0.93279 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PETazheranite = 66.40 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Tazheranite is Not Radioactive |
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Tazheranite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
4.4.13.1 (4)Simple Oxides | ||
| (4.4)with a cation charge of 4+ (A++++ O2) | |||
| (4.4.13)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/D.31-20 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/D - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:2 (MO2 and related compounds) | |||
| IV/D.31 - Badleyite - Uraninite series | |||
Other Tazheranite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, V84) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Tazheranite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Tazheranite using: Visit our Advertisers for Tazheranite : Translate Tazheranite Mineral Data : Ask about Tazheranite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tazheranite Specimen Label here :
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