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Pabstite Mineral Data
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General Pabstite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(Sn,Ti)Si3O9 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 466.58 gm |
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Barium 29.43 % Ba 32.86 % BaO |
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Titanium 2.57 % Ti 4.28 % TiO2 |
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Silicon 18.06 % Si 38.63 % SiO2 |
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Tin 19.08 % Sn 24.23 % SnO2 |
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Oxygen 30.86 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaSn0.75Ti0.25Si3O9 |
| Environment: |
Recrystallized siliceous limestone with Sn sulfides. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1965 |
| Locality: |
Kalkar quarry, north of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Adolph Pabst (1899-1990), American mineralogist, University of California at Berekey |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Pabstite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 10385 |
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PDF 43-633 |
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