| Titanowodginite | |
| Category: | Oxide minerals |
| Formula: | MnTiTa2O8 |
| Imasymbol: | Twdg[1] |
| Strunz: | 4.DB.40 |
| System: | Monoclinic |
| Class: | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Symmetry: | C2/c |
| Color: | dark brown to black |
| Luster: | vitreous |
| Streak: | dark brown |
| Diaphaneity: | translucent |
Titanowodginite is a mineral with the chemical formula MnTiTa2O8. Titanowodginite has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 and a vitreous luster. It is an iridescent dark brown to black crystal that commonly forms in a matrix of smoky quartz or white beryl in a complex zoned pegmatite.[2] [3] [4]
It was first described in 1992 for an occurrence in the Tanco Mine located in southern Manitoba, Canada. It was named because it is a titanium bearing member of the wodginite group.[2] [4]