Batisivite Mineral Data

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General Batisivite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ti,V,Cr)14Ba[Si2O7]O22

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,358.26 gm

Barium 10.54 % Ba 11.76 % BaO

Magnesium 0.04 % Mg 0.06 % MgO

Titanium 20.05 % Ti 33.44 % TiO₂

Niobium 0.22 % Nb 0.31 % Nb₂O₅

Aluminum 1.00 % Al 1.88 % Al₂O₃

Vanadium 22.01 % V 27.31 % V₂O₃ / 5.56 % VO₂

Chromium 8.26 % Cr 10.80 % CrO

Iron 1.05 % Fe 1.35 % FeO

Silicon 2.85 % Si 6.10 % SiO₂

Oxygen 34.00 % O

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100.00 % 98.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

V³⁺_4.95V⁴⁺_0.6Cr_2.15Fe²⁺_0.25Nb_0.03Ti_5.68V⁴⁺_0.31Ba_1.04Mg_0.020.94(Si_1.46)0.94(Al_0.53)0.94(O₇)O_22.28

Environment:

Accessory mineral in quartz layers from the metamorphosed Cr-V-bearing carbonate siliceous sediments. Derbylite-hemloite group

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Pereval quarry, Sludyanka, Irkutsk region, Siberia, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition Ba, Ti, Si, and V.

Synonym:

IMA2006-054

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Batisivite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.984:1:1.2523

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.521, b = 7.643, c = 9.572, Z = 2; alpha = 110.2°, beta = 103.34°, gamma = 98.28° V = 497.21 Den(Calc)= 9.07

Crystal System:

Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.433(1), 1.582(1), 2.85(1),1.781(0.8), 2.13(0.8), 2.63(0.8), 3.1(0.8), 2.23(0.6),

Optical Properties of Batisivite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 3.65 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2864) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Batisivite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.66 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Batisivite =9.26 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95

Photoelectric:

PE_Batisivite= 55.58 barns/electron
U=PE_Batisivite x rElectron Density= 481.32 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Batisivite is Not Radioactive

Batisivite Classification

Dana Class:

55.04.05.01 (55)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups, Generally with No Additional Anions

(55.04)with cations in [8] and lower coordination

(55.04.05)Dana Group

55.04.05.01 Batisivite! (Ti,V,Cr)14Ba[Si2O7]O22 P1 1

Strunz Class:

09.BE.95 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BE -Si2O7 groups with additional anions;

09.BE.95 Batisivite! (Ti,V,Cr)14Ba[Si2O7]O22 P1 1

Other Batisivite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin. V94:650) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin. V94:650)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Batisivite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Batisivite

(Ti,V,Cr)14Ba[Si2O7]O22
Dana No: 55.04.05.01 Strunz No: 09.BE.95
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