
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Ca(Fe+++,Al)2Ti4O12·4(H2O)

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 598.69 gm)
Calcium 6.69 %
CaTitanium 31.99 %
TiAluminum 1.35 %
AlIron 15.86 %
FeHydrogen 1.35 %
H Oxygen 42.76 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
CaFe3+1.7Al0.3Ti4O12·4(H2O)

Environment:
In miarolitic cavities in pegmatites cutting pyroxenite.

IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1959

Locality:
Afrikanda massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.

Name Origin:
Named for the composition (Ca, Fe, Ti).
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[???] Good

Color:
colorless or pale yellow.

Density:
3.28

Diaphaniety:
Transparent

Habits:
Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals., Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Hardness:
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite

Luster:
Adamantine

Streak:
white
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