General Information:
Chemical Formula:Sn++Ta2O6
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 576.60 gm)Tantalum 62.76 %
TaTin 20.59 %
SnOxygen 16.65 %
O Empirical Formula: SnTa2O6
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[100] Perfect, [011] Indistinct
Color:brown, yellowish, yellow brown, or resin brown.
Density:7.6 - 7.9, Average = 7.75
Diaphaniety:Translucent to Subopaque
Hardness:5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase
Luster:Adamantine - Resinous
Streak:light yellow
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