# Taikanite

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{{Short description|Type of Silicate Mineral found in Russia}}
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| name        = Taikanite
| category    = [Silicate mineral](/source/Silicate_mineral)
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| formula     = Sr<sub>3</sub>BaMn<sup>2+</sup><sub>2</sub>(Si<sub>4</sub>O<sub>12</sub>)O<sub>2</sub>
| 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>
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| strunz      = 9.DH.25
| system      = [Monoclinic](/source/Monoclinic_crystal_system)
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| color       = Emerald green, blackish-green
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| fracture    = Brittle - Conchoidal
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| mohs        = 6 to 7
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| density     = 4.72
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| other       = [IMA](/source/International_Mineralogical_Association) 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>
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'''Taikanite''' is a [silicate mineral](/source/silicate_mineral). It was named after the [Taikan Range](/source/Taikan_Range), [Russia](/source/Russia), its [type locality](/source/type_locality_(geology)).

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

==Occurrence==
The [type locality](/source/Type_locality_(geology)) is the [Taikan Range](/source/Taikan_Range), in the [Khabarovsk Krai](/source/Khabarovsk_Krai), [Russian Far East](/source/Russian_Far_East), where the mineral was discovered in a manganese deposit. It has also been found in [Hotazel](/source/Hotazel), [Northern Cape](/source/Northern_Cape) province, [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).

==See also==
*[List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (T)](/source/List_of_minerals_recognized_by_the_International_Mineralogical_Association_(T))

==References==
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Category:Silicate minerals
Category:Strontium minerals
Category:Barium minerals
Category:Manganese minerals

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