General Information:
Chemical Formula:
CaTi2O4(OH)2
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 233.85 gm)
Calcium 17.14 % Ca
Titanium 40.95 % Ti
Hydrogen 0.86 % H
Oxygen 41.05 % O
Empirical Formula:
CaTi2O4OH2
Environment:
Miarolytic cavites of alkalic pegmatites. Replaces ilmenite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1966
Locality:
Aftikanda massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Name Origin:
Named for Kicolai Grigorevich Kassin (1885-1949), Russian Geologist and academician, discoverer of the Afrikanda massif on the Kola Peninsula.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[010] Perfect, [101] Indistinct
Color:
brown red, colorless, or light yellow.
Density:
3.42
Habits:
Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline., Rosette - Bundled tabular aggregates resembling rose flower petals.,
Hardness:
5 - Apatite
Luster:
Adamantine
Streak:
white
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