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Tausonite

A valid IMA mineral species
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About TausoniteHide

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Lev V. Tauson
Formula:
SrTiO3
Colour:
Red, red-brown, orange, dark gray
Lustre:
Adamantine
Hardness:
6 - 6½
Specific Gravity:
4.88
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named in honor of Lev Vladimirovich Tauson (27 October 1917, Kamyshlov, Perm, Russian Empire - 23 November 1989, Irkutsk, USSR), geochemist and petrologist. Director, Geochemical Institute, Irkutsk (Russia).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
3895
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3895:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
f8bfed9b-d10d-4bca-9d77-790c268ba37c

IMA Classification of TausoniteHide

Classification of TausoniteHide

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
4.3.3.5

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
3 : A2X3
7.9.8

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
9 : Oxides of Ti

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

SymbolSourceReference
TauIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
TsnThe Canadian Mineralogist (2019)The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of TausoniteHide

Adamantine
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Red, red-brown, orange, dark gray
Hardness:
6 - 6½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
4.88 g/cm3 (Measured)    4.84(1) g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of TausoniteHide

Type:
Isotropic
RI values:
n = 2.40
Birefringence:
Isotropic minerals have no birefringence
Surface Relief:
Very High
Colour in reflected light:
white

Chemistry of TausoniteHide

Mindat Formula:
SrTiO3

Crystallography of TausoniteHide

Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
4 3m - Hextetrahedral
Cell Parameters:
a = 3.909(4) Å
Unit Cell V:
59.73 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
Comment:
Pm3m

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0002893TausoniteYamanaka T, Hirai M, Komatsu Y (2002) Structure change of Ca1-xSrxTiO3 perovskite with composition and pressure American Mineralogist 87 1183-118920020293
0002894TausoniteYamanaka T, Hirai M, Komatsu Y (2002) Structure change of Ca1-xSrxTiO3 perovskite with composition and pressure American Mineralogist 87 1183-118920020293
0002895TausoniteYamanaka T, Hirai M, Komatsu Y (2002) Structure change of Ca1-xSrxTiO3 perovskite with composition and pressure American Mineralogist 87 1183-118920020293
0002896TausoniteYamanaka T, Hirai M, Komatsu Y (2002) Structure change of Ca1-xSrxTiO3 perovskite with composition and pressure American Mineralogist 87 1183-118920024.1293
0002897TausoniteYamanaka T, Hirai M, Komatsu Y (2002) Structure change of Ca1-xSrxTiO3 perovskite with composition and pressure American Mineralogist 87 1183-118920027293
0008445TausoniteMitchell R H, Chakhmouradian A R, Woodward P M (2000) Crystal chemistry of perovskite-type compounds in the tausonite-loparite series, (Sr1-2xNaxLax)TiO3 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 583-58920000293
0008446TausoniteMitchell R H, Chakhmouradian A R, Woodward P M (2000) Crystal chemistry of perovskite-type compounds in the tausonite-loparite series, (Sr1-2xNaxLax)TiO3 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 583-58920000293
0008447TausoniteMitchell R H, Chakhmouradian A R, Woodward P M (2000) Crystal chemistry of perovskite-type compounds in the tausonite-loparite series, (Sr1-2xNaxLax)TiO3 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 583-58920000293
0008448TausoniteMitchell R H, Chakhmouradian A R, Woodward P M (2000) Crystal chemistry of perovskite-type compounds in the tausonite-loparite series, (Sr1-2xNaxLax)TiO3 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 583-58920000293
0008449TausoniteMitchell R H, Chakhmouradian A R, Woodward P M (2000) Crystal chemistry of perovskite-type compounds in the tausonite-loparite series, (Sr1-2xNaxLax)TiO3 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 583-58920000293
0008450TausoniteMitchell R H, Chakhmouradian A R, Woodward P M (2000) Crystal chemistry of perovskite-type compounds in the tausonite-loparite series, (Sr1-2xNaxLax)TiO3 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 583-58920000293
0008451TausoniteMitchell R H, Chakhmouradian A R, Woodward P M (2000) Crystal chemistry of perovskite-type compounds in the tausonite-loparite series, (Sr1-2xNaxLax)TiO3 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 583-58920000293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
2.761 Å(100)
1.952 Å(50)
1.5941 Å(30)
2.254 Å(18)
1.3805 Å(15)
1.2346 Å(10)
1.0436 Å(10)
Comments:
Murun massif, Russia.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust>4.50
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of TausoniteHide

General Appearance of Type Material:
Irregular grains, 0.01-2 mm, or as cubes and cubo-octahedra up to 2 mm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In alkalic rocks.
Reference:
Vorob’ev, E.I., A.A. Konev, Y.V. Malyshonok, G.F. Afonina, and A.N. Sapozhnikov (1984) Tausonite, SrTiO3, a new mineral of the perovskite group. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 113(1): 86-89.

Synonyms of TausoniteHide

Other Language Names for TausoniteHide

Relationship of Tausonite to other SpeciesHide

Other Members of this group:
BarioperovskiteBaTiO3Orth. mm2 : Amm2
GoldschmidtiteKNbO3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
Isolueshite(Na,La)NbO3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
Loparite-(Ce)(Na,REE)2Ti2O6Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
LueshiteNaNbO3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
MacedonitePbTiO3Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
MegawiteCaSnO3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pban
PerovskiteCaTiO3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Tausonite associated with AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

4.CC.XuiteCa3Fe3+2[(AlO3(OH)]3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.AllendeiteSc4Zr3O12Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.BitikleiteCa3(Sb5+Sn4+)[AlO4]3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.Yttriaite-(Y)Y2O3Iso. m3 (2/m 3)
4.CC.ChlorkyuygeniteCa12Al14O32[(H2O)4Cl2]Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.Anzaite-(Ce)Ce3+ 4Fe2+Ti6O18 (OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.Heamanite-(Ce)(K0.5Ce0.5)TiO3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.Priscillagrewite-(Y)(Ca2Y)Zr2(AlO4)3Iso.
4.CC.SaranovskiteSrCaFe2+2(Cr4Ti2)Ti12O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.BotuobinskiteSrFe2+Mg2(Cr3+6Ti4+12)[O36(OH)2]Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.MirnyiteSrZr4+Mg2(Cr3+6Ti4+12)O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.Haitaite-(La)LaU4+Fe3+2(Ti13Fe2+4Fe3+)O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.ShagamiteKFe11O17Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.05ChrombismiteBi3+16Cr6+O27Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.10FreudenbergiteNa2(Ti,Fe)8O16Mon.
4.CC.10FluormayeniteCa12Al14O32F2Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.10FluorkyuygeniteCa12Al14O32[(H2O)4F2]Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.15GrossiteCaAl4O7Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CC.17GoldschmidtiteKNbO3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.20ChlormayeniteCa12Al14O32[◻4Cl2]Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.20Unnamed (HBU UK-4)NaFe2+Zn2(Ti,Fe3+,Nb)6Ti12O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20PaseroitePbMn2+(Mn2+,Fe3+)2(V5+,Ti,◻)18O38 Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20Mianningite(◻,Pb,Ce,Na)(U4+,Mn,U6+)Fe3+2 (Ti,Fe3+)18O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20UM1987-03-O:FePbTiU~(U,Pb)(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mn)21O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.22KahlenbergiteKAl11O17Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.22GoreriteCaAlFe3+11O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.25YafsoaniteCa3Te6+2(ZnO4)3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.25NixoniteNa2Ti6O13Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.30LatrappiteCa2NbFe3+O6Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30LueshiteNaNbO3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.CC.30NatroniobiteNaNbO3Mon.
4.CC.30PerovskiteCaTiO3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30BarioperovskiteBaTiO3Orth. mm2 : Amm2
4.CC.30LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30MegawiteCaSnO3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pban
4.CC.32UsturiteCa3(Sb5+Zr)[Fe3+O4]3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32ElbrusiteCa3(U6+0.5Zr1.5)[Fe3+O4]3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32DzhuluiteCa3(Sb5+Sn4+)[Fe3+O4]3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32MonteneveiteCa3Sb5+2(Fe3+2Fe2+)O12Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.35Loparite-(Ce)(Na,REE)2Ti2O6Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.35MacedonitePbTiO3Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
4.CC.35Isolueshite(Na,La)NbO3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.35Panguite(Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
4.CC.37PauloabibiteNaNbO3Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40Davidite-(Ce)Ce(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40Davidite-(Y)(La,Ce,Na,Ca,Pb)(Y,Fe2+,◻)(Fe2+,Mn2+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Nb,Zr)18O38 (hypothetical)Trig.
4.CC.40LandauiteNaMnZn2(Ti,Fe)6Ti12O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40Lindsleyite(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38Trig.
4.CC.40Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40Mathiasite(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40UhligiteCa3(Ti,Al,Zr)9O20 ?Iso.
4.CC.40Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40Gramaccioliite-(Y)(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)18O38Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.45DiaoyudaoiteNaAl11O17Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45HawthorneiteBaMgTi3Cr4Fe2+2Fe3+2O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45HiboniteCaAl12O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45LindqvistitePb2Mn2+Fe16O27Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45Magnetoplumbite(Pb,Mn)(Fe,Mn)12O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45PlumboferritePb2(Fe3+,Mn2+,Mg)11O19Trig. 3 2 : P3 1 2
4.CC.45YimengiteK(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45HaggertyiteBaFe2+4Fe3+2Ti5MgO19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45NeĆŸilovitePbZn2Mn4+2Fe3+8O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45BatiferriteBaTi2Fe3+8Fe2+2O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45ChihuahuaiteFeAl12O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45BarioferriteBaFe3+12O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.45Kangite(Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,◻)2O3 Iso. m3 (2/m 3)
4.CC.45Mizraite-(Ce)Ce(Al11Mg)O19Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
4.CC.50Jeppeite(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.55ZenzénitePb3Fe3+4Mn4+3O15Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mcm
4.CC.60Mengxianminite (of Huang et al.)(Ca,Na)3(Fe,Mn)2Mg2(Sn,Zn)5Al8O29

Other InformationHide

Notes:
Insoluble in dilute acids.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for TausoniteHide

References for TausoniteHide

Localities for TausoniteHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China
 
  • Shanxi
    • LĂŒliang
      • Xing County
        • Zijinshan Complex
Daogan Tai and Peiying Lin (1987)
India
 
  • Andhra Pradesh
    • Anantapur District
      • Wajrakarur kimberlite field
        • Wajrakarur–Lattavaram cluster
Kaur et al. (2013)
Japan
 
  • Niigata Prefecture
Miyajima H (2014)
European Journal of Mineralogy (2002)
Paraguay
 
  • Amambay Department
Haggerty et al. (1983)
Russia (TL)
 
  • Aldan Shield
    • Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence
      • Murunskii Massif
        • Ditmar stream
Vorob'yev et al. (1984) +2 other references
  • Irkutsk Oblast
Mitchell et al. (1993) +1 other reference
  • Murmansk Oblast
    • Khibiny Massif
Menshikov et al. (2015)
  • Primorsky Krai
    • Olginsky District
Perevoznikova et al. (2009)
Zimbabwe
 
  • Matabeleland South
    • Beitbridge District
Jambor et al. (1998)
 
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