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Brookite
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| Brookite
Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA
Item-No.: MINS4674 Price: 145.00 EUR
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| Brookite
Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA
Item-No.: MINS4675 Price: 130.00 EUR
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| Brookite
Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA
Item-No.: MINS4676 Price: 145.00 EUR
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Synonyms: |
Jurinite, Pyromelane |
Classification: |
Oxides |
Chemical formula: |
TiO2 |
Crystal system: |
Orthorhombic |
Density (g/cm3): |
4.08 - 4.18 measured, 4.133 calculated |
Tenacity: |
Brittle |
Cleavage: |
Poor / indistinct on {120}, in traces on {001} |
Fracture: |
Irregular / uneven, sub-conchoidal |
Hardness (Mohs): |
5.5 - 6 |
Colour: |
Brown, yellowish brown, reddish brown; dark brown to iron-black |
Lustre: |
Adamantine, sub-adamantine, vitreous, sub-vitreous, sub-metallic |
Streak: |
White to greyish white or yellowish white |
Fluorescence: |
Not fluorescent in ultraviolet |
Transparency: |
Transparent, translucent, opaque |
Type locality: |
Twll Maen Grisial, Fron Olau, Prenteg, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
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