General Information:
Chemical Formula:
V+++2Ti3O9
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 389.52 gm)
Titanium 36.88 % Ti
Vanadium 26.16 % V
Oxygen 36.97 % O
Empirical Formula:
V3+2Ti3O9
Environment:
Silliceous schists with chlorite, pyrite, and rutile.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1982
Locality:
Kyzul-Kum, Uzbekistan.
Name Origin:
Named for the locality.
Physical Properties:
Color:
black.
Density:
3.75
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.,
Luster:
Vitreous - Resinous
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