Achalaite | |
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General | |
Category | Mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | (Fe2+,Mn)(Ti,Fe3+,Ta)(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
IMA symbol | Ahl [1] |
Strunz classification | 4.D0. |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Unit cell | a = 9.422(4) [Å], b = 11.427(3) [Å] c = 5.120(1) [Å]; β = 90.12°; Z = 4 [2] |
Identification | |
Color | Black |
Crystal habit | fibrous |
Mohs scale hardness | 5.5 |
Luster | metallic |
Streak | black |
Specific gravity | 6.285 |
Density | 6.285 g/cm3 |
Pleochroism | Non-pleochroic |
References | [2] |
Achalaite (( Fe2+, Mn)( Ti, Fe3+, Ta)( Nb, Ta)2 O8) is a black mineral of the wodginite group, first discovered in 2013. [3]
It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and has a dark, metallic luster, a specific gravity of 6.285 and a Mohs hardness of 5.5. [4]
Achalaite occurs in the intermediate zone of topaz- and tantalite-bearing pegmatite. [4] Associated minerals include rutile, quartz and albite. [2]
Its name comes from the type locality: the Achala batholith in Córdoba, Argentina and the mineral has been approved by the IMA with the acronym 2013-103. [2]
Achalaite | |
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General | |
Category | Mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | (Fe2+,Mn)(Ti,Fe3+,Ta)(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
IMA symbol | Ahl [1] |
Strunz classification | 4.D0. |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Unit cell | a = 9.422(4) [Å], b = 11.427(3) [Å] c = 5.120(1) [Å]; β = 90.12°; Z = 4 [2] |
Identification | |
Color | Black |
Crystal habit | fibrous |
Mohs scale hardness | 5.5 |
Luster | metallic |
Streak | black |
Specific gravity | 6.285 |
Density | 6.285 g/cm3 |
Pleochroism | Non-pleochroic |
References | [2] |
Achalaite (( Fe2+, Mn)( Ti, Fe3+, Ta)( Nb, Ta)2 O8) is a black mineral of the wodginite group, first discovered in 2013. [3]
It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and has a dark, metallic luster, a specific gravity of 6.285 and a Mohs hardness of 5.5. [4]
Achalaite occurs in the intermediate zone of topaz- and tantalite-bearing pegmatite. [4] Associated minerals include rutile, quartz and albite. [2]
Its name comes from the type locality: the Achala batholith in Córdoba, Argentina and the mineral has been approved by the IMA with the acronym 2013-103. [2]