Taikanite

{{Short description|Type of Silicate Mineral found in Russia}} {{Infobox mineral | name = Taikanite | category = Silicate mineral | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | formula = Sr₃BaMn²⁺₂(Si₄O₁₂)O₂ | IMAsymbol = Tka<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}</ref> | molweight = | strunz = 9.DH.25 | system = Monoclinic | class = | symmetry = | color = Emerald green, blackish-green | habit = | twinning = | cleavage = | fracture = Brittle - Conchoidal | tenacity = | mohs = 6 to 7 | luster = Vitreous | polish = | refractive = | opticalprop = | birefringence = | dispersion = | pleochroism = | fluorescence= | absorption = | streak = | gravity = | density = 4.72 | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = | other = IMA Status Approved (1984) | references = <ref name="WM">[http://webmineral.com/data/Taikanite.shtml#.YXKA0BpBzIU Taikanite Mineral Data - Mineralogy Database]</ref><ref>[https://www.mindat.org/loc-22133.html Taikan Ridge, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia]</ref> }} '''Taikanite''' is a silicate mineral. It was named after the Taikan Range, Russia, its type locality.

==Properties== Taikanite is a mineral with a color that ranges from emerald green to blackish-green. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system. It has a high relative density of 4.72. The mineral has a hardness of 6 to 7.

==Occurrence== The type locality is the Taikan Range, in the Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East, where the mineral was discovered in a manganese deposit. It has also been found in Hotazel, Northern Cape province, South Africa.

==See also== *List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (T)

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Category:Silicate minerals Category:Strontium minerals Category:Barium minerals Category:Manganese minerals