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Brookite is the orthorhombic variant of titanium dioxide (TiO2), which occurs in four known natural polymorphic forms (minerals with the same composition but different structure). The other three of these forms are akaogiite (monoclinic), anatase (tetragonal) and rutile (tetragonal). Brookite is rare compared to anatase and rutile and, like these forms, it exhibits photocatalytic activity. Brookite also has a larger cell volume than either anatase or rutile, with 8 TiO2 groups per unit cell, compared with 4 for anatase and 2 for rutile. Iron (Fe), tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb) are common impu

Key facts

Mineral.name
Brookite
Mineral.image
Brookite-gem7-07a.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.caption
Brookite from Balochistan
Mineral.category
Oxide minerals
Mineral.formula
TiO2
Mineral.molweight
79.88 g/mol
Mineral.strunz
4.DD.10 (10 ed) 4/D.15-10 (8 ed)
Mineral.dana
4.4.5.1
Mineral.system
Orthorhombic
Mineral.class
Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry
Pbca
Mineral.unit cell
a = 5.4558 Å, b = 9.1819 Å, c = 5.1429 Å; Z = 8
Mineral.color
Deep red, reddish brown, yellowish brown, brown, or black
Mineral.habit
Tabular and striated, pyramidal or pseudohexagonal
Mineral.twinning
On {120}, uncertain
Mineral.cleavage
Poor on {120}, in traces on {001}
Mineral.fracture
Subconchoidal to irregular

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Brookit2 Pakistan.jpg
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
4.DD.10
Commons category
Brookite
chemical formula
TiO₂
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
4.DD.10
IMA Mineral Symbol
Brk
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
IV/D.07
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