Tistarite (original) (raw)
Name:
Name is derived from the word "star", and the composition "Ti", implying that this new mineral is likely a condensate among the first solids formed in the solar system at the birth of our star.
4.CB.05
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations
Class (H-M):
3_m_ _(_32/m ) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.158 Å, c = 13.611 Å
Unit Cell V:
313.61 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0010594 | Tistarite | Newnham R E, de Haan Y M (1962) Refinement of the alpha Al2O3, Ti2O3, V2O3 and Cr2O3 structures Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 117 235-237 |  |
1962 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA, catalog no. USNM 3510-6.
Reference:
Ma, C., Rossman, G.R. (2009) Tistarite, Ti2O3, a new refractory mineral from the Allende meteorite. American Mineralogist: 94: 841-844.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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