General Information:
Chemical Formula:
(Ca,Fe,Y,Th)2Fe(Ti,Nb)3Zr2O7
Environment:
In sanidinite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA
Locality:
Monte di Procida, Campi Felgrei, Campania, Italy.
Name Origin:
Named for its composition.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[???] Indistinct
Color:
dark red or brown.
Density:
4.7
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., ,
Hardness:
5.5 - Knife Blade
Luster:
Resinous
Streak:
dark brown
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