Category Oxide minerals Strunz classification 4.DB.40 Space group C2/c | Formula
(repeating unit) MnTiTa2O8 Crystal system Monoclinic | |
Crystal class Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol) | ||
Titanowodginite is a mineral with the chemical formula MnTiTa2O8. Titanowodginite has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 and a vitreous luster. It is an iridescent dark brown to black crystal that commonly forms in a matrix of smoky quartz or white beryl in a complex zoned pegmatite.
It was first described in 1992 for an occurrence in the Tanco Mine located in southern Manitoba, Canada. It was named because it is a titanium bearing member of the wodginite group.
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