Mineral - Tinaksite
Tinaksite
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Silicates
Toxicity
none
Formula
K₂Na(Ca,Mn²⁺)₂TiO[Si₇O₁₈(OH)]
Unit Cell
Physical Properties
Hardness
6
Streak
white
Density
Normal (2-3,5)
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Optical Properties
Color
whitebrownyellow
Birefringence
Luster
Vitreous
Transparency
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
triclinic
Point Group
Space Group
Habit
coarse, fibrous, massive, acicular, prismatic, radial
Formation
Metasomatose
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Rarely
Synonyms
Tinaksite