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Clinobarylite Mineral Data
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General Clinobarylite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaBe2Si2O7 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 327.37 gm |
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Barium 43.21 % Ba 48.24 % BaO |
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Beryllium 5.42 % Be 15.05 % BeO |
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Silicon 17.16 % Si 36.71 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 34.21 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba1.03Be1.97(Si2O7) |
| Environment: |
Alkaline pegmatite veins at Yukspor Mountain. Dimorphous with barylite; structure determined. Possible polytype barylite-2O. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Non-orthogonal dimorph of barylite. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2002-015 |
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