Anatase [ TiO2 ]

Material properties

Formula TiO2
Abbreviation Ant
IMA Status Approved (IMA 1962 s.p.)
Crystal symmetry Tetragonal, Point group 4/mmm, Space group I41/amd (#141)
Classification Titanium dioxide
Variant powder
Related materials Akaogiite, Brookite, Riesite, Rutile
Luminescence emitters Free hole recombination, Trapped hole recombination
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Tags Mineral, Simple oxide, Synthetic

Composition

Element Atoms
O 2
Ti 1
Total: 3

Specimens of Anatase

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image Spectra Techniques
API H5 Kaolinite CSIRO Anatase (2.7%), Kaolinite 2.7 0
KGa2 Kaolinite CSIRO Anatase (2.3%), Kaolinite 2.3 0
KGa1b Kaolinite CSIRO Anatase (2.0%), Kaolinite 2.0 1 Reflectance
SBCa-1 Beidellite CSIRO Anatase (1.1%), Beidellite, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Quartz 1.1 0
API H31 Smectite CSIRO Anatase (0.2%), Hematite, Illite-Smectite 12.0A, Kaolinite, Quartz, Smectite (group) 0.2 0