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Titanomaghemite

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Formula:
Fe
3+
 
(Fe
3+
 
,Ti
4+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,◻)
 
2
O
 
4
System:Isometric
Name:In allusion to its titanium content and relationship to Maghemite.


Occurs as inclusions in hematite in sea-floor basalt (Mid-Atlantic Ridge).

Classification of Titanomaghemite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered" 1953
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.BB.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
B : Metal: Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
B : With only medium-sized cations
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Type Occurrence of Titanomaghemite

Type Locality:Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Crystallography of Titanomaghemite

Crystal System:Isometric
Class (H-M):4 3 2 - Gyroidal
Space Group:P43 3 2

Chemical Properties of Titanomaghemite

Formula:
Fe
3+
 
(Fe
3+
 
,Ti
4+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,◻)
 
2
O
 
4
All elements listed in formula:Fe, O, Ti

Relationship of Titanomaghemite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.BB.05Brunogeierite
(Ge,Fe)Fe
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Chromite
FeCr
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Cochromite
(Co,Ni,Fe)(Cr,Al)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Coulsonite
Fe
2+
 
V
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Cuprospinel
Cu
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Filipstadite
(Mn,Mg)
 
2
(Sb
 
.5
Fe
 
.5
)O
 
4
4.BB.05Franklinite
Zn
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Gahnite
ZnAl
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Galaxite
(Mn,Fe,Mg)(Al,Fe)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Hercynite
Fe
2+
 
Al
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Jacobsite
Mn
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Manganochromite
(Mn,Fe)(Cr,V)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Magnesiocoulsonite
MgV
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Magnesiochromite
MgCr
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Magnesioferrite
MgFe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Magnetite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Nichromite
(Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Qandilite
(Mg,Fe)
 
2
(Ti,Fe,Al)O
 
4
4.BB.05Spinel
MgAl
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Trevorite
Ni
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Ulvöspinel
Fe
 
2
TiO
 
4
4.BB.05Vuorelainenite
(Mn,Fe)(V,Cr)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Zincochromite
ZnCr
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.10Hausmannite
MnMn
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.10Hetaerolite
ZnMn
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.10Hydrohetaerolite
ZnMn
 
2
O
 
4
 · H
 
2
O
4.BB.10Iwakiite
Mn(Fe,Mn)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.15Maghemite
Fe
3+
2
O
 
3
4.BB.20Tegengrenite
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
Sb
5+
0.5
(Mn
3+
 
,Si,Ti)
 
0.5
O
 
4
4.BB.25Xieite
Fe
2+
 
Cr
 
2
O
 
4

Other Names for Titanomaghemite

Other Languages:
Russian:Титаномаггемит

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Titanomaghemite

Reference List:

- +
Mineralogical Magazine 31 (1957), 624.
Economic Geology 54 (1959), 698.

Collyer, S., Grimes, N.W., Vaughan, D.J., and Longworth, G. (1988) Studies of the crystal structure and crystal chemistry of titanomaghemite. American Mineralogist: 73: 153-160.

Mineralogical Magazine 53 (1989), 299.

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    • Localities for Titanomaghemite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Atlantic Ocean
     
    Bernard, Jan H. & Jaroslav Hyršl (2004), Minerals and their Localities, Granit, Prague: 608.
    India
     
    • Andhra Pradesh
      • Guntur District
    		Canadian Mineralogist (1965) 8:334-338
    South Africa
     
    • Gauteng Province
    		American Mineralogist (1988): 73: 153-160; Mineralogical Magazine 53 (1989), 299
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