Plumbobetafite

Formula: (Pb,U,Ca)(Ti,Nb)2O6(OH,F)

Origin of name: from lead and betafite

 

Crystal system: cubic

Crystal class: 4/m -3 2/m

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Colour: yellowish, sometimes with a black core

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Luster: adamantine

Habit: crystals octahedral, curved faces, rare, rounded isometric grains, to 2 to 3 mm

Hardness

Specific gravity: 4.64

Cleavage: none

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Comments: Pb analogue of betafite

 

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