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XANTHITANE [1 record]

Record 1 1978-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

An alteration product of sphene (titanite). Its composition is analogous to clays, but contains chiefly titanic oxide instead of silica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

(...) la chimie du zirconium est semblable à celle du titane, ces deux corps, ainsi que le fer, entrant en solution solide dans les minéraux alumineux où Ti et Zr peuvent se substituer à Al ou Fe et Zr à Ti (xanthitane).

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