
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
BaTi6Cr+++2O16·(H2O)

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 802.60 gm)
Barium 17.11 %
BaTitanium 35.79 %
TiChromium 12.96 %
CrHydrogen 0.25 %
H Oxygen 33.89 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
BaTi6Cr2O16·(H2O)

IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1961

Locality:
Red Ledge mine, south of Washington, Nevada Co., California.

Name Origin:
Named after it's locality.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[???] Good

Color:
yellow green or black.

Density:
3.72

Diaphaniety:
Opaque

Hardness:
6-7 - Orthoclase-Quartz

Luster:
Adamantine

Streak:
gray white
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