Classification of Tausonite |
| IMA status: | Approved 1982 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 4/C.10-40
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 4.CC.35
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates) C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar C : With large and medium-sized cations |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 4.3.3.5
4 : SIMPLE OXIDES 3 : A2X3 |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 7.9.8
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides 9 : Oxides of Ti |
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Type Occurrence of Tausonite |
| Type Locality: | Murunskyi Massif, Chara River (Charo River), Davan, Torgo River Basin, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1984 |
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Physical Properties of Tausonite |
| Lustre: | Adamantine |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Translucent |
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| Colour: | Red, red-brown, orange, dark gray |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 6 - 6½ |
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Crystallography of Tausonite |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 3.9Å
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 59.32 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Optical Data of Tausonite |
| Type: | Isotropic |
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Chemical Properties of Tausonite |
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| Essential elements: | O, Sr, Ti |
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| All elements listed in formula: | O, Sr, Ti |
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Relationship of Tausonite to other Species |
| Related to: | Perovskite Group |
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| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | | 4.CC.05 | Chrombismite | | | 4.CC.10 | Freudenbergite | | | 4.CC.15 | Grossite | | | 4.CC.20 | Mayenite | | | 4.CC.25 | Yafsoanite | | | 4.CC.30 | Latrappite | | | 4.CC.30 | Lueshite | | | 4.CC.30 | Natroniobite | | | 4.CC.30 | Perovskite | | | 4.CC.30 | Barioperovskite | | | 4.CC.30 | IMA2007-014 | | | 4.CC.35 | Loparite-(Ce) | | (Na,Ce,Ca,Sr,Th)(Ti,Nb,Fe)O | | |
| | 4.CC.35 | Macedonite | | | 4.CC.35 | Isolueshite | | | 4.CC.40 | Crichtonite | | | 4.CC.40 | Davidite-(Ce) | | (Ce,La)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.CC.40 | Davidite-(La) | | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.CC.40 | Davidite-(Y) | | (Y,Ce,La,Ca,�)(U,Y)(Fe | | ,Mg) | | (Ti,Fe | | ,Cr,�) | | O | | |
| | 4.CC.40 | Landauite | | | 4.CC.40 | Lindsleyite | | | 4.CC.40 | Loveringite | | | 4.CC.40 | Mathiasite | | | 4.CC.40 | Senaite | | | 4.CC.40 | Dessauite-(Y) | | | 4.CC.40 | Cleusonite | | (Pb,Sr)(U | | ,U | | )(Fe | | ,Zn) | | (Ti,Fe | | ,Fe | | ) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.CC.40 | Gramaccioliite-(Y) | | | 4.CC.45 | Diaoyudaoite | | | 4.CC.45 | Hawthorneite | | | 4.CC.45 | Hibonite | | | 4.CC.45 | Lindqvistite | | | 4.CC.45 | Magnetoplumbite | | | 4.CC.45 | Plumboferrite | | | 4.CC.45 | Yimengite | | | 4.CC.45 | Haggertyite | | | 4.CC.45 | Nežilovite | | | 4.CC.45 | Batiferrite | | | 4.CC.50 | Jeppeite | | | 4.CC.55 | Zenzénite | | | 4.CC.60 | Mengxianminite | | (Ca,Na) | | (Fe,Mn) | | Mg | | (Sn,Zn) | | Al | | O | | |
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Other Names for Tausonite |
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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. |
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References for Tausonite |
| Reference List: | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1984): 113: 86-89.
American Mineralogist (1985): 70: 218.
International Geology Review: 26: 462-465.
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