Zirkelite
| Zirkelite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Oxide mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | (Ti,Ca,Zr)O(2−x) |
| IMA symbol | Zke[1] |
| Strunz classification | 4.DL.05 |
| Crystal system | Isometric |
| Crystal class | Hexoctahedral (m3m) H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m) |
| Unit cell | a = 5.02 Å, Z = 4 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Black, reddish brown |
| Crystal habit | Crystalline, metamict, pseudocubic |
| Cleavage | None |
| Fracture | Brittle |
| Luster | Resinous |
| Streak | Brownish grey |
| Diaphaneity | Subtranslucent to opaque[2] |
| Density | 4.7 |
| Other characteristics |  Radioactive |
Zirkelite is an oxide mineral with the chemical formula (Ca,Th,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb)2O7. It occurs as well-formed fine sized isometric crystals. It is a black, brown or yellow mineral with a hardness of 5.5 and a specific gravity of 4.7.
Name and discovery
[edit]Zirkelite was first discovered in Brazil in 1895. It was named for German petrographer Ferdinand Zirkel (1838–1912).
Occurrence
[edit]Initial discovery was from the Jacupiranga carbonatite, São Paulo, Brazil. It is also found in Canada, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ "Zirkelite Mineral Data".
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