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Baotite

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Zagi Mountain (Zegi Mountain), Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
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Formula:
Ba
 
4
(Ti,Nb)
 
8
Si
 
4
O
 
28
Cl
System:TetragonalColour:Light Brown, Black
Lustre:VitreousHardness:6
This page provides mineralogical data about Baotite.

Classification of Baotite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/E.08-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.CE.15

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
E : [Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions
Dana 8th edition ID:60.1.2.1

60 : CYCLOSILICATES Four-Membered Rings
1 : Four-Membered Rings, as Titanosilicates
Hey's CIM Ref.:17.8.12

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
8 : Silicates with niobate or tantalate
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Type Occurrence of Baotite

Type Locality:Bayan Obo (Bayun-Obo; Baiyunebo) deposit, Bayan Obo, Darhan Muminggan United Banner, Baotou League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Year of Discovery:1959

Physical Properties of Baotite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Light Brown, Black
Hardness (Mohs):6

Crystallography of Baotite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 20.02Å, c = 6Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.3
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,404.80 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Baotite

Type:Uniaxial (+)
RI values: nω = 2.160 nε = 1.940
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.220

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High

Chemical Properties of Baotite

Formula:
Ba
 
4
(Ti,Nb)
 
8
Si
 
4
O
 
28
Cl
Essential elements:Ba, Cl, O, Si, Ti
All elements listed in formula:Ba, Cl, Nb, O, Si, Ti
Common Impurities:Al,Fe,Cr,Mg,Ca,Na,K

Relationship of Baotite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.CE.05Papagoite
CaCu[H
 
3
AlSi
 
2
O
 
9
]
9.CE.10Verplanckite
Ba
 
2
(Mn,Fe,Ti)Si
 
2
O
 
6
(O,OH,Cl,F)
 
2
·3H
 
2
O or near
9.CE.20Nagashimalite
Ba
 
4
(V,Ti)
 
4
B
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
27
(O,OH)
 
2
Cl
9.CE.20Taramellite
Ba
 
4
(Fe
3+
 
,Ti,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
4
(B
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
27
)O
 
2
Cl
 
x
9.CE.20Titantaramellite
Ba
 
4
(Ti,Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
4
(B
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
27
)O
 
2
Cl
 
x
9.CE.25Bario-orthojoaquinite
(Ba,Sr)
 
4
Fe
 
2
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
·H
 
2
O
9.CE.25Byelorussite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
NaCe
 
2
MnTi
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
(F,OH) · H
 
2
O
9.CE.25Joaquinite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
NaCe
 
2
FeTi
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
(OH,F) · H
 
2
O
9.CE.25Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
NaCe
 
2
FeTi
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
(O,OH) · H
 
2
O
9.CE.25Strontiojoaquinite
Sr
 
2
Ba
 
2
(Na,Fe)
 
2
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
24
(O,OH)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
9.CE.25Strontio-orthojoaquinite
Sr
 
2
Ba
 
2
(Na,Fe)
 
2
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
24
(O,OH)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
9.CE.25Orthojoaquinite-(La)
Ba
 
2
NaLa
 
2
Fe
2+
 
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
(O,OH)·H
 
2
O
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-Mn
Na
 
4
K
 
4
(Ba,K)
 
2
Mn
2+
 
(Ti,Nb)
 
8
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
4
 · 10-12H
 
2
O
9.CE.30aNenadkevichite
(Na,[])
 
8
Nb
 
4
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
2
(O,OH)
 
4
·8H
 
2
O
9.CE.30dLemmleinite-K
K
 
2
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · 4H
 
2
O
9.CE.30aKorobitsynite
Na
 
2
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · 3-4H
 
2
O
9.CE.30cKuzmenkoite-Mn
K
 
2
Mn
2+
 
(Ti,Nb)
 
4
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
9.CE.30bVuoriyarvite-K
K
 
2
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · 4H
 
2
O
9.CE.30bTsepinite-Na
Na
 
2
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · 3H
 
2
O
9.CE.30cKarupmøllerite-Ca
(Na,Ca,K)
 
2
Ca(Nb,Ti)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 7H
 
2
O
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-Mg
Na
 
4
K
 
4
(Ba,K)
 
2
Mg(Ti,Nb)
 
8
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
4
 · 10H
 
2
O
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-Fe
Na
 
4
K
 
4
(Ba,K)
 
2
Fe
2+
 
(Ti,Nb)
 
8
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
4
 · 10H
 
2
O
9.CE.30dLemmleinite-Ba
Na
 
2
K
 
2
Ba(Ti,Nb)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-Fe
K
 
2
Fe
2+
 
(Nb,Ti)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
9.CE.30hNeskevaaraite-Fe
K
 
3
Na
 
2
Fe
2+
 
(Ti,Nb)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 5-6 H
 
2
O
9.CE.30bTsepinite-K
K
 
2
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · 3H
 
2
O
9.CE.30bParatsepinite-Ba
Ba
 
4
(Ti,Nb)
 
8
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
4
 · 8H
 
2
O
9.CE.30bTsepinite-Ca
Ca(Ti,Nb)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · 3H
 
2
O
9.CE.30hAlsakharovite-Zn
NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)
 
4
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
2
(O,OH)
 
4
 · 7H
 
2
O
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-Mn
K
 
2
Mn
2+
 
(Nb,Ti)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
9.CE.30cLepkhenelmite-Zn
(Ba,K)
 
2
Zn(Ti,Nb)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 7H
 
2
O
9.CE.30bTsepinite-Sr
Sr(Ti,Nb)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · 3H
 
2
O
9.CE.30bParatsepinite-Na
(Na,Sr,K,Ca)
 
7
(Ti,Nb)
 
8
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
4
(O,OH)
 
8
·nH
 
2
O n ~ 8
9.CE.30fParalabuntsovite-Mg
Na
 
8
K
 
8
Mg
 
8
Ti
 
16
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
8
(O,OH)
 
16
· n(H
 
2
O)
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-Ca
K
 
2
Ca(Nb,Ti)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-Na
K
 
2
Na
 
2
(Nb,Ti)
 
4
[(OH,O)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
9.CE.30hGutkovaite-Mn
K
 
2
CaMn(Ti,Nb)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
9.CE.30cKuzmenkoite-Zn
K
 
2
Zn(Ti,Nb)
 
4
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
2
(OH,O)
 
4
·6-8H
 
2
O
9.CE.30gOrganovaite-Mn
K
 
2
Mn(Nb,Ti)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
9.CE.30gOrganovaite-Zn
K
 
2
Zn(Nb,Ti)
 
4
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
9.CE.30gParakuzmenkoite-Fe
(K,Ba)
 
4
Fe(Ti,Nb)
 
8
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
4
 · 14H
 
2
O
9.CE.30cBurovaite-Ca
(Na,K)
 
4
Ca
 
2
(Ti,Nb)
 
8
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
4
(OH,O)
 
8
·12H
 
2
O
9.CE.45Komarovite
(Ca,Mn)Nb
 
2
[O
 
3
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · 3.5H
 
2
O
9.CE.45Natrokomarovite
(Na,Ca,H)
 
2
Nb
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
(OH,F)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
17.8.1Epistolite
Na
 
2
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
[O
 
2
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · nH
 
2
O
17.8.2Murmanite
Na
 
2
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
9
·nH
 
2
O
17.8.3Perraultite
BaNaTi
 
2
 Mn
2+
4
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
O
 
2
(OH)
 
2
F
17.8.4Niocalite
(Ca,Nb)
 
4
[(O,OH,F)
 
2
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
17.8.5Mongolite
Ca
 
4
Nb
 
6
Si
 
5
O
 
24
(OH)
 
10
·nH
 
2
O
17.8.6Fersmanite
(Ca,Na)
 
4
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
11
(F,OH)
 
2
17.8.7Nacareniobsite-(Ce)
Na
 
3
Ca
 
3
(Ce,La,Nd)Nb[F
 
3
|O|(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
]
17.8.8Nenadkevichite
(Na,[])
 
8
Nb
 
4
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
2
(O,OH)
 
4
·8H
 
2
O
17.8.9Natrokomarovite
(Na,Ca,H)
 
2
Nb
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
(OH,F)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
17.8.10Wöhlerite
NaCa
 
2
(Zr,Nb)[(O,OH,F)
 
2
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
17.8.11Belkovite
Ba
 
3
(Nb,Ti)
 
6
[O
 
6
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
 
2
17.8.13Shcherbakovite
Na(K,Ba)
 
2
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
[O|Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
 
2
17.8.14Ilímaussite-(Ce)
(Na,K)
 
7-8
(Ba,K)
 
10
Ce
 
5
(Nb,Ti)
 
6
[O
 
6
|Si
 
9
O
 
18
(O,OH)
 
24
|(Si
 
6
O
 
18
)
 
2
]
17.8.15Komarovite
(Ca,Mn)Nb
 
2
[O
 
3
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · 3.5H
 
2
O
17.8.16Manganbelyankinite
(Mn,Ca)(Ti,Nb)
 
5
O
 
12
·9H
 
2
O
17.8.17Niobophyllite
(K,Na)
 
3
(Fe,Mn)
 
6
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
Si
 
8
(O,OH,F)
 
31
17.8.18Caesium-Kupletskite

Other Names for Baotite

Other Languages:
German:Baotit
Russian:Баотит
Spanish:Baotita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Baotite

Reference List:Semenov, E. I., Hung Weng-hsing, and Kapitonova, T. A. (1961): Baotite, a new niobium mineral. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 136(4), 915-916 (in Russian). - American Mineralogist (1962), 45, 754 (abstract); American Mineralogist (1963) 46, 466 (abstract).

Kristallografiya (1960), 5, 544-546.

Soviet Physics – Crystallography: 5: 523-525.

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    Localities for Baotite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Thunder Bay District
        • Marathon
    		Potter & Mitchel (2005)
    China
     
    • Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
      • Baotou League
        • Darhan Muminggan United Banner
          • Bayan Obo
    		Semenov, E. I., Hung Weng-hsing, and Kapitonova, T. A. (1961): Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 136(4), 915-916 (in Russian).
    Czech Republic
     
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Vysočina Region
        • Moravské Budějovice
    New Zealand
     
    • South Island
      • West Coast (Westland)
        • Burke River
    		Railton, G.L. & Watters, W.A., Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bull. #104 (1990).; Mineralogical Magazine 1996 60 : 473-482
    Mineralogical Magazine 1996 60 : 473-482
    Mineralogical Magazine 1996 60 : 473-482
        • Okuru River
    		Mineralogical Magazine 1996 60 : 473-482
    Pakistan
     
    • Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
      • Khyber Agency
        • Mulla Ghori
    		The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic
          • Vitim Plateau
            • Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area (Chara Basin)
    		C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
            • Yukspor Mt
    		P.M. Kartashov data
    Tajikistan
     
    • Region of Republican Subordination
      • Tien Shan Mts
        • Alai (Alayskiy) Range
    		CanMin 42:107-119 (2004)
    USA
     
    • California
      • San Benito Co.
        • Diablo Range
          • New Idria District
    		No reference listed
    • Montana
      • Meagher Co.
    		www.cseg.ca/conferences/2000/376.PDF.; Chakhmouradian, A. R. & Mitchell, R. H. (2002): The mineralogy of Ba- and Zr-rich alkaline pegmatites from Gordon Butte, Crazy Mountains (Montana, USA): comparisons between potassic and sodic agpaitic pegmatites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 143, 93-114.
    AmMin 47:987
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