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Native Element

Titanium

Ti
Crystal systemHexagonal
ClassNative Element
Titanium specimen

رغوة معدنية من التيتانيوم بنقاوة 99.7%، والمستحصَلة من عملية كرول. — Photo: US gov · Public domain

Titanium

A strong, light, corrosion-proof metal (symbol Ti, atomic number 22) — almost never found native, only as oxides.

Intro adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Titanium is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the native element class, with the chemical formula Ti.

It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P6_3/mmc).

IMA symbol Ti, IMA status: approved, named in 2010.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data and a Wikipedia introduction — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more T minerals or help write this entry.