Baghdadite Mineral Data

General Baghdadite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 400.79 gm

Calcium 30.00 % Ca 41.98 % CaO

Zirconium 17.07 % Zr 23.06 % ZrO₂

Titanium 2.99 % Ti 4.98 % TiO₂

Silicon 14.02 % Si 29.98 % SiO₂

Oxygen 35.93 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₃Zr_0.75Ti_0.25Si₂O₉

Environment:

In a melilite skarn in contact with banded diorite, in roof pendant xenoliths of calc-silicate marbles and hornfels.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1982

Locality:

In Dupezeh Mountain, near Hero Town, Qala-Diza region, northeastern Iraq. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.

Name Pronunciation:

Baghdadite + Pronunciation

Baghdadite Image

Images:

Baghdadite

Comments: A small, 0.01 cm, grain of baghdadite identifyable in the inset SW-UV image.
Location: Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan. Scale: Picture Size 1 cm.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Baghdadite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0255:1:0.7244

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.42, b = 10.16, c = 7.36, Z = 4; beta = 91.1° V = 779.04 Den(Calc)= 3.42

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.84(1), 2.98(0.85), 3.23(0.8),

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Plaisier J R , Jansen J , de Graaff R A G , Ijdo D J W , Journal of Solid State Chemistry , 115 (1995) p.464-468, Structure determination of Ca3HfSi2O9 and Ca3ZrSi2O9 from powder diffraction, Locality: synthetic

Physical Properties of Baghdadite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless.

Density:

3.48

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Baghdadite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.133 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.118 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.193,KPDmeas= 0.1897,KC= 0.2187
Ncalc = 1.75 - 1.76

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.652, b=1.658, g=1.67, bire=0.0180, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=72.

Calculated Properties of Baghdadite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.34 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Baghdadite =3.42 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97

Photoelectric:

PE_Baghdadite= 27.28 barns/electron
U=PE_Baghdadite x rElectron Density= 91.02 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Baghdadite is Not Radioactive

Baghdadite Classification

Dana Class:

56.02.04.01 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O

(56.02)with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination

(56.02.04)Cuspidine - Wohlerite group

56.02.04.01 Baghdadite Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9 P 2₁/a 2/m

56.02.04.02 Burpalite Na2CaZrSi2O7F2 P 2₁/a 2/m

56.02.04.03 Cuspidine Ca4Si2O7(F,OH)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

56.02.04.04 Lavenite (Na,Ca)2(Mn,Fe)(Zr,Ti,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F) P 2₁/a 2/m

56.02.04.05 Wohlerite NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2 P 2₁/m 2/m

56.02.04.06 Niocalite Ca14Nb2(Si2O7)4O6F2 Pa m

56.02.04.07 Hiortdahlite (Ca,Na,Y)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O7(F,O,OH)2 P1 1

56.02.04.08 Rosenbuschite (Ca,Na)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O8F P1 1

56.02.04.09 Hainite Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8 P1 1

56.02.04.10 Janhaugite (Na,Ca)3(Mn,Fe)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2Si4O15(OH,F,O)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

56.02.04.11 Jennite Ca9Si6O18(OH)6•8H2O P1 1

56.02.04.12 Komarovite (Ca,Mn)2(Nb,Ti)2Si2O7(O,F)2•3.5(H2O) Unk Ortho

56.02.04.13 Natrokomarovite* Na6CaNb6[Si4O12F2•4(H2O) C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.02.04.14 Suolunite Ca2Si2O5(OH)2•(H2O) F dd2 mm2

56.02.04.15 Mongolite Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10•5(H2O) Unk Tetra

56.02.04.16 Kristiansenite! Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) C1 1

56.02.04.17 Kochite! Na2(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Mn,Ca)2Zr2Ti2(Si2O7)4(O,F)4F4 P1 1

56.02.04.18 Marianoite! Na2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 P 2₁ 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.BE.17 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BE -Si2O7 groups with additional anions;

09.BE.17 Baghdadite Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.BE.17 Janhaugite (Na,Ca)3(Mn,Fe)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2Si4O15(OH,F,O)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

09.BE.17 Burpalite Na2CaZrSi2O7F2 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.BE.17 Cuspidine Ca4Si2O7(F,OH)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

09.BE.17 Hiortdahlite (Ca,Na,Y)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O7(F,O,OH)2 P1 1

09.BE.17 Lavenite (Na,Ca)2(Mn,Fe)(Zr,Ti,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F) P 2₁/a 2/m

09.BE.17 Niocalite Ca14Nb2(Si2O7)4O6F2 Pa m

09.BE.17 Normandite! NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)Si2O7(O,F)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.BE.17 Wohlerite NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2 P 2₁/m 2/m

09.BE.17 Marianoite! Na2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 P 2₁ 2/m

Other Baghdadite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Baghdadite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Baghdadite

Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9
Dana No: 56.02.04.01 Strunz No: 09.BE.17
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