Titanite | |
Chemical Formula |
CaTiSiO5 |
Species |
Silicates |
Crystal System |
Monoclinic |
Mohs Scale |
5 |
Specific Gravity |
3.48-3.60 |
Color |
Colourless, brown, green, yellow, rose-red or black. |
Streak |
Reddish white |
Luster |
Adamantine, Resinous |
Refractive Index |
n = 1.843 - 1.950 n = 1.870 - 2.034 n = 1.943 - 2.110 |
Diaphaneity |
Transparent, Translucent |
Cleavage |
Distinct/GoodGood on |
Fracture |
Sub-conchoidal |
Crystal Habit:Flattened wedge-shaped crystals, also massive | |
Geological Setting:Common accessory mineral in intermediate and felsic plutonic rocks, pegmatites, alpine veins. Also in some gneisses, schists and skarns. |