Kangite is a rare scandium titanium aluminum oxide that forms irregular grains. It is associated with spinel and davisite. It was first described from material found in Mexico (meteorite).
Is this kangite?
4-step field checkRun through these checks against the specimen in your hand. The more boxes tick, the more confident the ID.
- 1Check the streakDrag the specimen across an unglazed porcelain plate. Kangite leaves a white streak.
- 2Read the lusterHold the specimen under a strong light. Kangite typically shows a metallic luster.
- 3Match the color rangeCompare against the expected color range: white, colorless.
- 4Look at form & habitCrystal system: cubic. Typical habit: irregular grains.
Often confused with
Kangite vs. its common look-alikes, and how to tell them apart in the field.
Often found alongside kangite
Minerals reported to co-occur with kangite. Spotting these in float or country rock is a strong cue you are in the right ground.
All properties
- Chemical formula
- (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,☐)₂O₃
- Density
- 3.879 g/cm³
- Streak
- White
- Luster
- Metallic
- Transparency
- Opaque
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Crystal habit
- Irregular Grains
- Cleavage
- None
- Rarity
- Rare
- Uses
- Collector
- Host rock
- Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites
Where rockhounds find kangite
Classic worldwide localities
- material found in Mexico (meteorite)
Field-hunting tip
Look in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites country, the host setting where kangite typically forms. If you start seeing troilite, pentlandite, kamacite in float, you are in the right ground. Field specimens usually show a irregular grains habit, so train your eye for that shape before scanning the outcrop.
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