Name: | Brookite Brk |
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IMA Chemistry: | TiO2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Brookite contains elements: Titanium (Ti) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
Year First Published: | 1825 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Levy M (1825) An account of a new mineral, The Annals of Philosophy 9, 140-142 |
Structural Group Name: | Brookite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 3074 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 3.5 |
Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 4.13 |
Dispersion: | 0.131 |
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