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Batiferrite Mineral Data
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General Batiferrite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(Ti2Fe+++8Fe++2)O19 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,071.04 gm |
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Potassium 0.18 % K 0.22 % K2O |
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Barium 10.90 % Ba 12.17 % BaO |
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Sodium 0.11 % Na 0.14 % Na2O |
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Strontium 0.41 % Sr 0.48 % SrO |
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Magnesium 0.91 % Mg 1.51 % MgO |
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Titanium 8.05 % Ti 13.42 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 2.05 % Mn 2.65 % MnO |
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Iron 49.01 % Fe 6.04 % FeO / 63.37 % Fe2O3 |
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Oxygen 28.38 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba0.85Na0.05K0.05Sr0.05Fe3+8.5Fe2+0.9Mg0.4Mn2+0.4Ti1.8O19 |
| 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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