General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Fe++TiO3
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 151.73 gm)
Titanium 31.56 % Ti
Iron 36.81 % Fe
Oxygen 31.63 % O
Empirical Formula:
Fe2+TiO3
Locality:
Ilmen Mountains, southern Urals, of the Russia.
Name Origin:
Named after It's locality.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
iron black or black.
Density:
4.72
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction., Massive - Lamellar - Distinctly foliated fine-grained forms.,
Hardness:
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade
Luminescence:
None.
Luster:
Sub Metallic
Streak:
brownish black
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