Sagenite (of Saussure)

Where it forms, where it's found

90recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
22TiTitanium Titanium 1 47.867 47.867
59.93%
8OOxygen Oxygen 2 15.999 31.998
40.07%
Total 79.865 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
22TiTitanium	Titanium	1	47.867	47.867	59.93%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	2	15.999	31.998	40.07%
	Total	79.865	100.00%

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—www.geocities.com (n.d.) http://www.geocities.com/minmaven/sagenite.htm
1779Saussure, Horace Bénédict de (1779) Voyages dans les Alpes, précédés d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs le Genève. S. Fauche.
1850Dana, James D. (1850) A System of Mineralogy (3rd ed.) G. P. Putnam. p.711
1886Renard, A. (1886) Sur les interpositions microscopiques de sagénite dans l'oligiste titanifère des phyllades. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique: 3e série, 8: 614.

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Sagenite (of Saussure) — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/sagenite-of-saussure-31451},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}