How do I identify Osbornite?

Osbornite can be identified by its hardness of 8.5 on the Mohs scale, golden yellow color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Osbornite?

Osbornite typically appears in golden yellow. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Osbornite?

Osbornite has a hardness of 8.5 on the Mohs scale. This makes it a relatively hard mineral suitable for jewelry.

Osbornite

A variety of Minerals

What is Osbornite?

Osbornite is a naturally occurring variety of titanium nitride which has been found in meteorites and was first discovered in the Bustee meteorite in the late nineteenth century. Its crystals are golden-yellow octahedrons, combined with oldhamite. It is friable and does not dissolve in acids.