Formula: TiTe3O8
Origin of name: for Betty Jo Winstanley (1934-), American amateur mineralogist of Douglas, Arizona, who found the first specimen.
Crystal system: Cubic/Isometric
Crystal class: 2/m 3
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 10.963
Colour: Yellow, light brown, tan, cream
Diaphaneity: Transparent to semitransparent
Luster: Adamantine
Habit: Crystals cubic, to 0.5 mm, may have octahedron modifications or concave faces
Hardness: 4
Specific gravity: 5.57
Cleavage: None
Tenacity: Brittle but tough
Streak: Light yellow
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments:
| Back to Alphabetical list | Colour photos | Optical properties/Thin sections | SEM images | TEM images | vibrational spectra description | IR spectra | Raman spectra | N-IR spectra | F-IR spectra | IES spectra |