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Belkovite Mineral Data
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General Belkovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba3(Nb,Ti)6(Si2O7)2O12 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,407.69 gm |
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Barium 29.27 % Ba 32.68 % BaO |
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Titanium 6.80 % Ti 11.35 % TiO2 |
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Niobium 26.40 % Nb 37.77 % Nb2O5 |
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Silicon 7.98 % Si 17.07 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 29.55 % O |
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100.00 % 98.86 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba3Nb4Ti22(Si2O7)O12 |
| Environment: |
Of secondary origin, formed by the alteration of barium-rich pyrochlore during dolomitization of calcite carbonatites in pyroxenites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1989 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
In the Vuoriyarvi carbonatite complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For I.V. Bel'kov (1917-1989), Soviet mineralogist who explored the Kola Peninsula, Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Belkovite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 39223 |
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IMA1989-053 |
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PDF 45-1404 |
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