Brookite
Brookiet, Brookit, Brookita, Brukit, Брукит, брукіта, 板钛矿, 板チタン石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: TiO2
Mineral class: oxides Crystal system: orthorhombic Mohs scale: 5.5 - 6 Density (g/cm3): 4.08 - 4.18 Refractive index: 2.583 - 2.700 Cleavage: - Colors: orange, brown, black Luster: metallic adamantine - submetallic Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: weak: yellowish, reddish, orange - brown Largest Brookite: 12 cm? Deposits: worldwide 1st Description: 1944 Name: in honor of the English mineralogist Henry James Brooke (1771-1857) |
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Brookite Mineral
Size 9.6 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm Origin: Kharan / Belutschistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.minclassics.com |
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Brookite
Weight: 0.30 ct Origin: Kharan / Belutschistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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