Sphene

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:item
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kimberlite_Pipes
gptkb:Titanite
gptkb:Ancillary_Sword
gptkbp:artifacts gptkb:Zord
gptkb:Ferengi
apatite
gptkbp:awards vitreous
gptkbp:characteristics birefringent
pleochroic
gptkbp:color gptkb:green
gptkbp:composed_of Ca Ti Si O5
gptkbp:depicted_in transparent to translucent
gptkbp:difficulty 5 to 5.5 on Mohs scale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sphene
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:item
metamorphic rocks
syenite
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:USA
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:melting_point about 1,500 ° C
gptkbp:notable_work Sphene from Canada
Sphene from Madagascar
Sphene from Myanmar
Sphene from Norway
Sphene from Russia
Sphene from Sri Lanka
Sphene from Tanzania
Sphene from the Brazilian mines
Sphene from the Himalayas
Sphene from the USA
gptkbp:occurs_in igneous rocks
gptkbp:origin from the Greek word 'sphenos' meaning 'wedge'.
gptkbp:social_structure tetragonal
gptkbp:surface 3.4 to 3.5
gptkbp:uses gptkb:item
gptkbp:varieties brown sphene
colorless sphene
green sphene
orange sphene
yellow sphene