Batiferrite Mineral Data

General Batiferrite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ba(Ti2Fe+++8Fe++2)O19

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,071.04 gm

Potassium 0.18 % K 0.22 % K₂O

Barium 10.90 % Ba 12.17 % BaO

Sodium 0.11 % Na 0.14 % Na₂O

Strontium 0.41 % Sr 0.48 % SrO

Magnesium 0.91 % Mg 1.51 % MgO

Titanium 8.05 % Ti 13.42 % TiO₂

Manganese 2.05 % Mn 2.65 % MnO

Iron 49.01 % Fe 6.04 % FeO / 63.37 % Fe₂O₃

Oxygen 28.38 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ba_0.85Na_0.05K_0.05Sr_0.05Fe³⁺_8.5Fe²⁺_0.9Mg_0.4Mn²⁺_0.4Ti_1.8O₁₉

Environment:

In cavities within Quaternary melilite- and leucite-nephelinite basalts.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Udersdorf, Graulai, and Altburg, western Eifel area, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the chemical composition (Ba,Ti,Fe) and the structural relationships to hexaferrite-type compounds.

Synonym:

IMA1997-038

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Batiferrite

Comments: Gray hexagonal crystal of batiferrite on matrix.
Location: Graulai (Grauley), near Hillesheim, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Batiferrite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:3.95903

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.908, c = 23.39, Z = 2; V = 707.04 Den(Calc)= 5.03

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6₃/mmc

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.631(1)(114), 2.799(0.8)(107), 1.478(0.7)(220),2.429(0.6)(203), 1.672(0.5)(217), 1.638(0.4)(2.0.11), 1.397(0.4)(2.1.14), 1.49(0.4)(2.1.10),

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Lengauer C L , Tillmanns E , Hentschel G , Mineralogy and Petrology , 71 (2001) p.1-19, Batiferrite, Ba[Ti2Fe10]O19, a new ferrimagnetic magnetoplumbite-type mineral, from the Quaternary volcanic rocks of the western Eifel area, Germany, Note: z-coordinate of A-site altered because it was obviously a typo, Locality: Quaternary volcanic rocks of the western Eifel area, Germany

Physical Properties of Batiferrite

Cleavage:

{0001} Good

Color:

Black.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Habit:

Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit.

Habit:

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

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Magnetism:

Ferromagnetic

Streak:

dark brown

Optical Properties of Batiferrite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.45 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2889) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

RL Anisotrophism:

Moderate.

RL Bireflectance:

Distinct in air, weak in oil.

RL Color:

Pale gray.

RL Pleochroism:

None.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Batiferrite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	22.10	20.10
546 nm	21.00	19.40
589 nm	20.20	18.80
650 nm	19.30	18.30

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Batiferrite in Oil**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	8.40	7.10
546 nm	7.80	6.60
589 nm	7.40	6.30
650 nm	6.80	5.90

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Batiferrite in Air**
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**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Batiferrite in Oil**
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Calculated Properties of Batiferrite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.71 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Batiferrite =5.03 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_Batiferrite= 64.24 barns/electron
U=PE_Batiferrite x r_electron= 302.78 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 2.45 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Batiferrite per GRapi unit = 40.75 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Batiferrite - barely detectable

Batiferrite Classification

Dana Class:

07.04.02.04 (07)Multiple Oxides

(07.04)with O19 groups

(07.04.02)(Hexagonal, P63/mmc) Strongly Magnetic

07.04.02.01 Magnetoplumbite Pb(Fe,Mn)12O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

07.04.02.02 Haggertyite! Ba[Fe6Ti5Mg]O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

07.04.02.03 Nezilovite! PbZn2(Mn,Ti)2Fe8O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

07.04.02.04 Batiferrite! Ba(Ti2Fe8Fe2)O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.CC.45 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar

04.CC -With large and medium-sized cations

04.CC.45 Hawthorneite Ba[Ti3Cr4Fe4Mg]O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Diaoyudaoite NaAl11O17 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Magnetoplumbite Pb(Fe,Mn)12O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Haggertyite! Ba[Fe6Ti5Mg]O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Batiferrite! Ba(Ti2Fe8Fe2)O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Hibonite (Ca,Ce)(Al,Ti,Mg)12O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Nezilovite! PbZn2(Mn,Ti)2Fe8O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Lindqvistite Pb2(Mn,Mg)Fe16027 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Plumboferrite Pb2Fe(11-x)MnxO19-2x(x=1/3) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

04.CC.45 Yimengite K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Other Batiferrite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, Vol 86, p 1112) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 86, p 1112) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol 86, p 1112)

See Also:

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

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Batiferrite

Ba(Ti2Fe+++8Fe++2)O19
Dana No: 07.04.02.04 Strunz No: 04.CC.45
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