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Barioperovskite Mineral Data
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General Barioperovskite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaTiO3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 228.97 gm |
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Barium 58.18 % Ba 64.95 % BaO |
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Titanium 20.49 % Ti 34.19 % TiO2 |
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Silicon 0.37 % Si 0.79 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 20.96 % O |
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100.00 % 99.93 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba0.97Ti0.98Si0.03O3 |
| Environment: |
Found as micron-sized inclusions in benitoite crystal. Perovskite group |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Benitoite Mine, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the barium analoge of perovskite. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2006-040 |
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