Baricite Mineral Data

General Baricite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Mg,Fe++)3(PO4)2•8(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 430.64 gm

Magnesium 12.70 % Mg 21.06 % MgO

Iron 9.73 % Fe 12.51 % FeO

Phosphorus 14.39 % P 32.96 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 3.74 % H 33.47 % H₂O

Oxygen 59.44 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mg_2.25Fe²⁺_0.75(PO₄)₂•8(H₂O)

Environment:

Occurs as fracture fillings in sideritic iron formation (Yukon Territory, Canada).

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1976

Locality:

From the Big Fish River-Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Honors Dr. Ljudevit Baric, former Director if the Mineralogical Museum and Professor of Mineralogy, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Name Pronunciation:

Baricite

Synonym:

ICSD 202099

IMA1975-027

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Baricite Image

Images:

Baricite

Comments: Blue, micaceous baricite with some yellow iron staining.
Location: Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Baricite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7509:1:0.3548

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.075, b = 13.416, c = 4.76, Z = 2; beta = 104.867° V = 621.85 Den(Calc)= 2.30

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 6.71(1), 2.699(0.7), 2.956(0.6),

Physical Properties of Baricite

Cleavage:

{010} Perfect

Color:

Colorless, Light blue.

Density:

2.42

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Baricite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.036 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2483,KPDmeas= 0.236,KC= 0.2397
Ncalc = 1.55 - 1.58

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.554, b=1.564, g=1.595, bire=0.0410, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=59.

Calculated Properties of Baricite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.48 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Baricite =2.42 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Baricite= 3.82 barns/electron
U=PE_Baricite x rElectron Density= 9.47 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Baricite Classification

Dana Class:

40.03.06.02 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.03)where (A++)3 (XO4)2 ï¿½ x(H2O)

(40.03.06)Vivianite Group

40.03.06.01 Vivianite Fe3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.02 Baricite (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.03 Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.04 Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.05 Kottigite Zn3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.06 Parasymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.07 Hornesite Mg3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.08 Arupite (Ni,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.09 Pakhomovskyite! Co3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.CE.40 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O

08.CE -With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O ï¿½ 1:2.5

08.CE.40 Arupite (Ni,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Baricite (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Ferrisymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•5(H2O) None

08.CE.40 Hornesite Mg3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Kottigite Zn3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Manganohornesite (Mn,Mg)3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.CE.40 Parasymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Vivianite Fe3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Pakhomovskyite! Co3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Other Baricite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Baricite :
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 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info

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Baricite

(Mg,Fe++)3(PO4)2•8(H2O)
Dana No: 40.03.06.02 Strunz No: 08.CE.40
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