tausonite

Also known as IMA1982-077

Tausonite is the rare naturally occurring mineral form of strontium titanate: chemical formula: SrTiO3. It occurs as red to orange brown cubic crystals and crystal masses.

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Mineral.name: Tausonite
Mineral.image: Tausonite.jpg
Mineral.imagesize: 260px
Mineral.category: Oxide mineral
Mineral.formula: SrTiO3
Mineral.IMAsymbol: Tau
Mineral.strunz: 4.CC.35
Mineral.system: Cubic
Mineral.class: Hexoctahedral (mm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry: Pm3m
Mineral.unit cell: a = 3.9 Å; Z = 1
Mineral.color: Red, red-brown, orange, dark gray
Mineral.habit: Cubic and octahedral crystals, granular, massive
Mineral.cleavage: None
Mineral.fracture: Conchoidal
Mineral.tenacity: Brittle
Mineral.mohs: 6-6.5
Mineral.luster: Adamantine

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Commons category: Tausonite
chemical formula: SrTiO₃
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 4.CC.35
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 4.CC.35
IMA Mineral Symbol: Tau

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Tausonite is the rare naturally occurring mineral form of strontium titanate: chemical formula: SrTiO3. It occurs as red to orange brown cubic crystals and crystal masses.

It is a member of the perovskite group.