Strüverite

ID	536
Mineral	Strüverite
Location	Manapa Pegmatite - Anosiarivo Manapa - Vakinankaratra - Madagascar
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mindat data

ID	3812
Long ID	1:1:3812:2
IMA Status	0 1
Variety of	3486
Entry type	2
Description	A Ta- and Fe-bearing variety of rutile. Compare also ilmenorutile. The name strüverite has been used if Ta > Nb and if Nb = Ta or Nb> Ta the variety has been classified as ilmenorutile.
Hardness (min)	6.0
Hardness (max)	6.5
Lustre	Adamantine
About the name	Named after Giovanni Strüver (1842-1915), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Crystal System	Tetragonal
key_elements	0

Price: € 18

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: Not registered

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Symbol	Element
Fe	Iron
O	Oxygen
Ta	Tantalum
Ti	Titanium