Tantalcarbide

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Tantalcarbide

TaC

Carbide mineral

Properties

Chemical formula
TaC
Group
Oxides
Crystal system
Cubic
Hardness (Mohs)
Color
Brown
Luster
Streak
Density
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Crystal habit
Transparency
Space group
Fm-3m
Fluorescence
Magnetism
Radioactivity
Refractive index
Optical character
Birefringence
Pleochroism
Strunz classification
1.BA.20
Dana classification
IMA status
Grandfathered mineral (G)
IMA symbol
Tcb
Locality
🇷🇺 Avrorinskii placer, Aktai river, Baranchinsky massif
Type locality
Discovery year

Etymology

Named after carbide

Source: Wikidata

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