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Benitoite Group
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About Benitoite Group
This page provides mineralogical data about Benitoite Group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
32300
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:32300:4
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0019506 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 0.0001 | 293 | |
| 0010497 | Benitoite | Zachariasen W H (1930) The crystal structure of benitoite, BaTiSi3O9 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 74 139-146 |  | 1930 | Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito, Ca | 0 | 293 |
| 0019507 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 1.12 | 293 | |
| 0019508 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 2.14 | 293 | |
| 0019509 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 3.56 | 293 | |
| 0019510 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 4.01 | 293 | |
| 0019511 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 4.28 | 293 | |
| 0019512 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 4.75 | 293 | |
| 0019513 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 5.29 | 293 | |
| 0019514 | Benitoite | Hejny C, Miletich R, Jasser A, Schouwink P, Crichton W, Kahlenberg V (2012) Second-order P6c2-P31c transition and structural crystallography of the cyclosilicate benitoite, BaTiSi3O9, at high pressure American Mineralogist 97 1749-1763 | 2012 | San Benito, California, USA | 6.14 | 293 | |
| 0008975 | Wadeite | Xu H, Navrotsky A, Balmer M L, Su Y (2005) Crystal-chemical and energetic systematics of wadeite-type phases A2BSi3O9 (A = K, Cs; B = Si, Ti, Zr) Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32 426-435 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0014808 | Pabstite | Hawthorne F C (1987) The crystal chemistry of the benitoite group minerals and structural relations in (Si3O9) ring structures recrystallized siliceous limestone at Santa Cruz, Ca" Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1987 16-30 | 1987 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0014809 | Bazirite | Hawthorne F C (1987) The crystal chemistry of the benitoite group minerals and structural relations in (Si3O9) ring structures Rockall Island, Scotland Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1987 16-30 | 1987 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0013298 | Pabstite | Choisnet J, Deschanvres A, Raveau B (1972) Sur de nouveaux germanates et silicates de type benitoite _cod_database_code 1001773 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 4 209-218 | 1972 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0010684 | Benitoite | Fisher V K (1969) Verfeinerung der kristallstruktur von benitoit BaTi[Si3O9] Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 129 222-243 | | 1969 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017678 | Benitoite | Zachariasen W (1930) The crystal structure of Benitoite Ba Ti Si3 O9 _cod_database_code 1010959 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 74 139-146 | | 1930 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Benitoite Group to other Species
Benitoite Group Members:
| Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) | Hex. 6m2 : P6c2 |
| Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) | Hex. 6m2 : P62c |
| Kopylovite | K2Ti(Si3O9) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) | Hex. 6m2 : P6c2 |
| Wadeite | K2Zr(Si3O9) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.
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References for Benitoite Group
Localities for Benitoite Group
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Mina Numero Uno, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA