Titanite [ CaTiSiO5 ]

Images of Titanite

Material properties

Formula CaTiSiO5
Abbreviation Ttn, Ttn
Variants Er doped, Eu doped, Pr doped, Sm doped, Al, Ho doped, Nd doped, synthetic, Dy doped, Tm doped
Classification Titanite (group)
Luminescence emitters Cr, Dy, Er, Eu, Ho, Intrinsic, Nd, Pr, Sm, Ti-O, Tm
Spectra Luminescence (15), SXES (1)
IMA Status Approved (IMA 1967 s.p.)
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Related materials Sphene
Crystal symmetry Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group P21/c (#14)
Tags Mineral, Silicate, Variety, Silicate , Synthetic

Composition

Element Atoms
Si 1
Ca 1
O 5
Ti 1
Total: 8

References for Titanite

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Blasse et al. 1988 1 0 0
CSIRO SXES database 0 1 0
Gaft et al. 2005 31 3 3
Lenz et al. 2015 205 8 0
CSIRO CL spectra 2016 1 1 0
Rahman et al. 2020 0 1 1
Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence 11 2 1
Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence, other 0 2 0

Specimens of Titanite

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
C3-300 Magnesio-hornblende / Holmquistite CSIRO Holmquistite, Magnesio-hornblende, Fe2+, Quartz, Titanite 1 Reflectance
CaTiSiO5 Hyper2-21 CSIRO Titanite 1 SXES
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Mn, Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS
Tista 2020 D4 Zircon conc CSIRO Albite, Apatite, Biotite, Florencite-(Ce), Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Rutile, Scheelite, Titanite, Zircon, Zoisite 27 CL, EDS