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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