Call number:
C21
Classification:
Orthosilicates
Greek Minerals
Greek Minerals
Name:
Τιτανίτης
Translated title:
Titanite
Place of origin:
Syros isl., Greece
Depositional environment:
Regional metamorphism.
Description:
Yellow titanite crystals embedded in chlorite and actinolite. Titanite is characteristic product of regional retrograde metamorphism of eclogites.
Chemical formula:
CaTiSiO5
Crystal system:
Monoclinic
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