Mineral Factbook

Carmeltazite

ZrAl2Ti4O11IMA symbol: Ctzapproved

Carmeltazite is a mineral with the formula ZrAl2Ti4O11, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. It has a calculated density of 3.977 g/cm3.

Photos

Carmeltazite specimen photo
William L. Griffin, Sarah E. M. Gain, Luca Bindi, Vered Toledo, Fernando Cámara, Martin Saunders and Suzanne Y. O’Reilly · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Carmeltazite specimen photo
William L. Griffin, Sarah E. M. Gain, Luca Bindi, Vered Toledo, Fernando Cámara, Martin Saunders and Suzanne Y. O’Reilly · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Carmeltazite specimen photo
William L. Griffin, Sarah E. M. Gain, Luca Bindi, Vered Toledo, Fernando Cámara, Martin Saunders and Suzanne Y. O’Reilly · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Carmeltazite specimen photo
William L. Griffin, Sarah E. M. Gain, Luca Bindi, Vered Toledo, Fernando Cámara, Martin Saunders and Suzanne Y. O’Reilly · CC BY 4.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemorthorhombic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupP n m a
Cell (Å, °)a = 14.0951, b = 5.8123, c = 10.0848; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume826.2 ų, Z = 4
Axial ratios2.4250:1:1.7351calculated from COD 1550511
Source structureCOD 1550511 (Minerals, 2018)

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)2.9592.0494.0972.8875.0365.042
I/I₀10059.758.438.637.135.4

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 1550511; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)3.977 g/cm³calculated from COD 1550511

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight512.65 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Zr 17.79%, Al 10.53%, Ti 37.35%, O 34.33%