Arizonite (of Palmer)
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Colour:
Dark steel-grey (fresh surfaces)
Lustre:
Metallic, Sub-Metallic
Hardness:
5½
Specific Gravity:
4.25
Name:
After the locality of Arizona, USA.
Contains Fe and Ti and is a supposed titanate of iron. Shown to be a mixture of Hematite, Ilmenite, Anatase and Rutile, according to Overhold et al. (1950) and Ernst (1943), although Karkhanavala (1959) states that arizonite is "a specific and unique, though rare and unstable chemical compound."
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Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
338
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:338:6
Similar Names
| Arizonite (of Hanks) | ||
| Arizonite (of Spurr & Washington) | A rock subtype | |
| Arsenite | A synonym of Arsenolite |
Physical Properties of Arizonite (of Palmer)
Metallic, Sub-Metallic
Colour:
Dark steel-grey (fresh surfaces)
Streak:
Brown
Hardness:
5½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Density:
4.25 g/cm3 (Measured)
Other Language Names for Arizonite (of Palmer)
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Arizonite (of Palmer)
Reference List:
Overholt, J. L.; Vaux, G.; Rodda, and J. L. (1950) The nature of "arizonite". American Mineralogist, 35 (1-2). 117-119
KARKHANAVALA, M. D., MOMIN, A. C. (1959) Subsolidus Reactions in the System Fe2O3- TiO2. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 42 (8). 399-402 doi:10.1111/j.1151-2916.1959.tb13600.x
Flinter, Basil H. (1959) The alteration of Malayan ilmenite grains and the question of "arizonite". Economic Geology, 54 (4) 720-729 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.54.4.720
Karkhanavala, M. D. (1959) The nature of arizonite. Economic Geology, 54 (7) 1302-1308 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.54.7.1302
Localities for Arizonite (of Palmer)
Showing 1 localities.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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