cafetite
Sign in to saveCafetite is a rare titanium oxide mineral with formula ·. It is named for its composition, Ca-Fe-Ti.
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- chemical composition
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- Cafetite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.FL.75
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.FL.75
- type locality (geology)
- Afrikanda
- streak color
- white
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Cft
- chemical formula
- CaTi₂O₅·H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/D.02 – Anhang
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Cafetite is a rare titanium oxide mineral with formula ·. It is named for its composition, Ca-Fe-Ti.
It was first described in 1959 for an occurrence in the Afrikanda Massif, Afrikanda, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia. It is also reported from the Khibiny and Kovdor massifs of the Kola Peninsula and from Meagher County, Montana, US.
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