Mineralpedia Details for Batisite
Batisite
Named for the chemical symbol for the barium (Ba), titanium (Ti), and silicon (Si) in the composition. Batisite is a rare mineral that can be found in Russia, Germany, Canada, and Australia only. It occurs at the type locality in the Inagli Massif in Russia “in aegirine-arfvedsonite-microcline pegmatites in dunites.” Some samples of Batisite are piezoelectric and will generate a charge in response to pressure changes.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/batisite.pdf
- Formula
- Na2BaTi2(Si4O12)O2
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Greasy
- Color
- brown pink, yellow brown, dark brown
- Streak
- pink white
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
- Hardness
- 5.9
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Batisite from Inagli Massif, Aldan Shield, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia
Amber or orange platy, vitreous crystals to 6mm embedded in matrix.
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