Baratovite Mineral Data

General Baratovite Information

Chemical Formula:

KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,408.90 gm

Potassium 2.78 % K 3.34 % K₂O

Lithium 1.48 % Li 3.18 % Li₂O

Calcium 19.91 % Ca 27.86 % CaO

Zirconium 3.24 % Zr 4.37 % ZrO₂

Titanium 5.10 % Ti 8.50 % TiO₂

Silicon 23.92 % Si 51.18 % SiO₂

Oxygen 40.88 % O

Fluorine 2.70 % F 2.70 % F

- % F -1.14 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

KCa₇Ti_1.5Zr_0.5Li₃Si₁₂O₃₆F₂

Environment:

Occurs as an accessory mineral in quartz-albite-aegirine veinlets and in albitites in syenites. Isostructural with katayamalite and is the fluorine-rich endmember of the series.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1975

Locality:

From the Dara-I-Pioz massif, Alai Range, Tien Shan, Tadzhikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Rauf Baratovich Baratov, Soviet petrographer, of Tadzhikistan.

Name Pronunciation:

Baratovite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 100493

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Baratovite Image

Images:

Baratovite

Comments: Pale pink, pearly, micaceous baratovite in syenite rock.
Location: Dara-Pioz, Tien Shan, Tadzhikistan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Baratovite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.7381:1:2.1451

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.94, b = 9.746, c = 20.907, Z = 4; beta = 112.5° V = 3,188.94 Den(Calc)= 2.93

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.22(1), 1.92(0.2), 2.41(0.2),1.49(0.1), 1.6(0.1), 3.02(0.1), 3.54(0.1), 4.81(0.1),

Crystal Structure:

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Menchetti S , Sabelli C , American Mineralogist , 64 (1979) p.383-389, The crystal structure of baratovite

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Physical Properties of Baratovite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Pearl white.

Density:

2.92

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Baratovite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.019 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2295,KPDmeas= 0.2303,KC= 0.2252
Ncalc = 1.66

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.672, b=1.672, g=1.673, bire=0.0010, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=60. Dispersion r > v strong.

Calculated Properties of Baratovite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.89 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Baratovite =2.93 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Baratovite= 8.73 barns/electron
U=PE_Baratovite x r_electron= 25.25 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 39.51 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Baratovite per GRapi unit = 2.53 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Baratovite - barely detectable

Baratovite Classification

Dana Class:

61.01.04.01 (61)Cyclosilicate Six-Membered Rings

(61.01)with [Si6O18] rings; possible (OH) and Al substitution

(61.01.04)Baratovite group

61.01.04.01 Baratovite KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2 C 2/c 2/m

61.01.04.02 Katayamalite (K,Na)Ca7Li3Ti2[Si6O18]2(OH,F)2 C1 1

61.01.04.03 Faizievite! K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4Li6Si24O66F2 P1 1

61.01.04.04 IMA2009-004 KCa7Sn2Li3Si12O36F2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.CJ.25 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CJ -[Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings (sechser-Einfachringe),

09.CJ.25 Baratovite KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2 C 2/c 2/m

09.CJ.25 Katayamalite (K,Na)Ca7Li3Ti2[Si6O18]2(OH,F)2 C1 1

Other Baratovite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

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

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Baratovite

KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Dana No: 61.01.04.01 Strunz No: 09.CJ.25
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