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Name: Baotite
Bao
IMA Chemistry: Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Baotite contains elements:
Barium (Ba)
Titanium (Ti)
Niobium (Nb)
Tungsten (W)
Oxygen (O)
Silicon (Si)
Chlorine (Cl)
Country of Type Locality: China
Year First Published: 1960
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Simonov V I (1960) Baotite - a mineral with [Si4O12] metasilicate rings, Soviet Physics - Crystallography 5, 523-525
Structural Group Name: Baotite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 2070 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 6.0
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