General Information:
Chemical Formula:
V+++2TiO5
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 229.76 gm)
Titanium 20.84 % Ti
Vanadium 44.34 % V
Oxygen 34.82 % O
Empirical Formula:
V3+2TiO5
Environment:
Weathered gneiss with kornerupine, schreyerite and tourmaline.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1981
Locality:
Lasamba Hill, Kwale district, Voi, Kenya.
Name Origin:
Named for Waldemar Berdesinski (1911-1990), German mineralogist, University of Heidelberg.
Physical Properties:
Color:
black or reddish brown.
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., ,
Hardness:
6-6.5 - Orthoclase-Pyrite
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
black
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