Reference: Casasopra, Secondo (1939) Studio petrografico dello Gneiss granitico Leventina (Valle Riviera e Valle Leventina, Canton Ticino). Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 19, 2, 449-710; Niggli, Ernst, and Niggli, Curt R. (1965) Karten der Verbreitung einiger Mineralien der alpidischen Metamorphose in den Schweizer Alpen (Stilpnomelan, Alkali-Amphibol, Chlorithoid, Staurolith, Disthen, Sillimanit). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 58, 335-368.

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Reference: Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 153.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Epistilbite	9.GD.45	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ K Feldspar	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ K Feldspar	KAlSi₃O₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

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