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Titantaramellite
- Formula
- Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Mg)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Clx
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Prismatic, Anhedral Grains
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Color
- bronze brown, purple red
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Hardness
- 5.5-6
- WebMineral
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Titantaramellite from Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Outstanding, large crystals, of a rather rare titanium mineral with deep reddish brown color. Note all the square and prismatic crystal faces with 90 degree corners of the orthorhombic system.
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Titantaramellite from Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
Large dark brown plates of Titantaramellite to 1.5cm in Quartz matrix.
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Titantaramellite from Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
Thick plates of dark brownish red Titantaramellite to 0.8mm. It is interesting to note how many localities share the type locality for this mineral. It must have been a difficult mineral to describe.
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