Name: | Tausonite Tau |
IMA Chemistry: | SrTiO3 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Tausonite contains elements: Strontium (Sr) Titanium (Ti) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
Year First Published: | 1982 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | VorobĀ“ev E I, Konev A A, Malyshonok Y V, Afonina G F, Sapozhnikov A N (1984) Tausonite, SrTiO_3_, a new mineral of the perovskite group, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 113(1), 86-89 |
Structural Group Name: | Perovskite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | perovskite |
Crystal Systems: | tetragonal|cubic, orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 144 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 6.25 |
Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 4.88 |
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