THORIANITE


Meaning of THORIANITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

ThO2

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 264.04 gm)

Thorium 87.88 % Th

Oxygen 12.12 % O

Empirical Formula:

ThO2

Environment:

Pegmatites and alluvial deposits.

Locality:

Sri Lanka.

Name Origin:

Named for its chemical composition containing thorium.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[100] Imperfect, [010] Imperfect, [001] Imperfect

Color:

brownish black, green, green black, gray green, or yellow.

Density:

10

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habits:

Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.,

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luminescence:

Radioactive.

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

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