| General Information |
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| Chemical Formula | Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Physical Properties of Tavorite |
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| Specific Gravity | 3.32Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Optical Properties of Tavorite |
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| Refractive Index | 1.795 to 1.86Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Optical Character | Biaxial/+Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Pleochroism | Yellow-green - colorlessAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Dispersion | StrongAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Colour |
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| Colour (General) | Greenish yellow, grass-green, bright apple-greenAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Transparency | Transparent,TranslucentAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Lustre | VitreousAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Crystallography of Tavorite |
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| Crystal System | TriclinicAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Habit | Crystals to 5 mm; commonly very fine-grained, massive, in veinlets, disseminated, and thin films.Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Geological Environment |
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| Where found: | A secondary oxidation product of earlier phosphates in complex zoned granite pegmatites.Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) |
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| Further Information |
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| Mineral information: | Tavorite information at mindat.org |
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