General Information:
Chemical Formula:(Ca,Fe,Y,Th)2Fe(Ti,Nb)3Zr2O7
Environment:In sanidinite.
IMA Status:Approved IMA
Locality:Monte di Procida, Campi Felgrei, Campania, Italy.
Name Origin:Named for its composition.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[???] Indistinct
Color:dark red or brown.
Density:4.7
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., ,
Hardness:5.5 - Knife Blade
Luster:Resinous
Streak:dark brown
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