tinaksite
Sign in to saveTinaksite (chemical formula ) is a mineral found in northern Russia. Tinaksite can be grayish-white, yellowish, orange, or brown, and it is often found in charoite. Its name is derived from its composition: titanium (Ti), sodium (Na) potassium (K) and silicon (Si). The International Mineralogical Association first recognized tinaksite as a mineral in 1965.
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It is catalogued under topics including Calcium minerals, Gemstones and Inosilicates.
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- Subclass of
- inosilicate
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- Tinaksite, Charoite-543035.png
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.DG.75
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.DG.75
- streak color
- white
- Commons category
- Tinaksite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Tnk
- chemical formula
- K₂Na(Ca,Mn²⁺)₂Ti[O|Si₇O₁₈(OH)]
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/D.07
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Tinaksite (chemical formula ) is a mineral found in northern Russia. Tinaksite can be grayish-white, yellowish, orange, or brown, and it is often found in charoite. Its name is derived from its composition: titanium (Ti), sodium (Na) potassium (K) and silicon (Si). The International Mineralogical Association first recognized tinaksite as a mineral in 1965.
==References==
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