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Batisite, etc.

Inagli chrome-diopside deposit, Inagli Massif, Aldan, Sakha, Russia

Batisite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Batisite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Batisite, etc.

Inagli chrome-diopside deposit, Inagli Massif, Aldan, Sakha, Russia

Batisite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Batisite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Batisite, etc.

Inagli chrome-diopside deposit, Inagli Massif, Aldan, Sakha, Russia

Batisite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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About Batisite GroupHide

A group of orthorhombic titanosilicates.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

40105

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:40105:6

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0005885	Shcherbakovite	Uvarova Y A, Sokolova E V, Hawthorne F C, Liferovich R P, Mitchell R H (2003) The crystal chemistry of shcherbakovite from the Khibina Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1193-1201	2003	Khibina Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia	293
0014812	Batisite	Schmahl W W, Tillmanns E (1987) Isomorphic substitutions, straight Si-O-Si geometry, and disorder of tetrahedral tilting in batisite, (Ba,K)(K,Na)Na(Ti,Fe,Nb,Zr)Si4O14 Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1987 107-118	1987	tertiary nephelinite-leucite volcanic rocks, Westeifel, W. Germany	293
0012440	Batisite	Nikitin A V, Belov N V (1962) Crystal structure of batisite, Na2BaTi2Si4O14 = Na2BaTi2O2[Si4O12] Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 146 1401-1403	1962		293

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data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Shcherbakovite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Uvarova Y A'
'Sokolova E V'
'Hawthorne F C'
'Liferovich R P'
'Mitchell R H'
_journal_name_full 'The Canadian Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 41 
_journal_year 2003
_journal_page_first 1193
_journal_page_last 1201
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal chemistry of shcherbakovite from the Khibina Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
;
_database_code_amcsd 0005885
_chemical_compound_source 'Khibina Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia'
_chemical_formula_sum 'K1.66 Ba.23 Na1.07 Ca.02 Ti1.4 Nb.48 Fe.08 Zr.04 Si4 O14 H.48'
_cell_length_a 8.1538
_cell_length_b 10.5569
_cell_length_c 13.9882
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1204.088
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.191
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'I m m a'
loop_
_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2+x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  'x,1/2-y,z'
  '1/2+x,-y,1/2+z'
  '-x,1/2+y,-z'
  '1/2-x,+y,1/2-z'
  '-x,y,z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  'x,-y,-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2-z'
  'x,1/2+y,-z'
  '1/2+x,+y,1/2-z'
  '-x,1/2-y,z'
  '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,1/2-z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
KA1   0.00000   0.25000   0.74564   0.66000   0.01890
BaA1   0.00000   0.25000   0.74564   0.23000   0.01890
NaA1   0.00000   0.25000   0.74564   0.07000   0.01890
CaA1   0.00000   0.25000   0.74564   0.02000   0.01890
KA2   0.00000   0.75000   0.68880   1.00000   0.02270
NaA3   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000   1.00000   0.02960
TiM1   0.27800   0.75000   0.47210   0.34000   0.01000
NbM1   0.27800   0.75000   0.47210   0.16000   0.01000
TiM2   0.22000   0.75000   0.46920   0.36000   0.01520
NbM2   0.22000   0.75000   0.46920   0.08000   0.01520
FeM2   0.22000   0.75000   0.46920   0.04000   0.01520
ZrM2   0.22000   0.75000   0.46920   0.02000   0.01520
SiT  -0.30493   0.97562   0.64432   1.00000   0.01060
O1  -0.22130   0.88260   0.56850   1.00000   0.01610
O2  -0.25110   0.12040   0.63170   1.00000   0.02000
O3  -0.25000   0.92534   0.75000   1.00000   0.02880
O4  -0.50000   0.96220   0.64390   1.00000   0.05250
O5   0.00000   0.75000   0.46000   1.00000   0.01890
O6   0.50000   0.75000   0.47850   0.52000   0.02290
O-H6   0.50000   0.75000   0.47850   0.48000   0.02290
loop_
_atom_site_aniso_label
_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
KA1 0.02180 0.01680 0.01800 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
BaA1 0.02180 0.01680 0.01800 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
NaA1 0.02180 0.01680 0.01800 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
CaA1 0.02180 0.01680 0.01800 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
KA2 0.01950 0.01840 0.03030 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
NaA3 0.01790 0.03600 0.03500 0.00000 0.00000 -0.02200
TiM1 0.01550 0.00720 0.00740 0.00000 0.00050 0.00000
NbM1 0.01550 0.00720 0.00740 0.00000 0.00050 0.00000
TiM2 0.02880 0.00890 0.00800 0.00000 0.00080 0.00000
NbM2 0.02880 0.00890 0.00800 0.00000 0.00080 0.00000
FeM2 0.02880 0.00890 0.00800 0.00000 0.00080 0.00000
ZrM2 0.02880 0.00890 0.00800 0.00000 0.00080 0.00000
SiT 0.01250 0.00940 0.00990 -0.00002 0.00030 -0.00030
O1 0.02450 0.01180 0.01180 0.00120 0.00240 -0.00270
O2 0.03670 0.01040 0.01280 -0.00320 0.00110 0.00050
O3 0.06350 0.01270 0.01020 0.00000 -0.00510 0.00000
O4 0.01140 0.04680 0.09930 0.00000 0.00000 -0.01610
O5 0.02350 0.01760 0.01570 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
O6 0.02270 0.01880 0.02730 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
O-H6 0.02270 0.01880 0.02730 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

Synonyms of Batisite GroupHide

Shcherbakovite Group

Relationship of Batisite Group to other SpeciesHide

Batisite Group Members:

Batisite	BaNaNaTi₂(Si₄O₁₂)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
Noonkanbahite	BaKNaTi₂(Si₄O₁₂)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
Shcherbakovite	(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma

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Localities for Batisite GroupHide

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Australia
Western Australia Derby-West Kimberley Shire Noonkanbah Station ⓘ Walgidee Hills	[Batisite, Noonkanbahite, Shcherbakovite] Collection of NHM

Brazil
Minas Gerais ⓘ Poços de Caldas alkaline complex	[Batisite] Azzi et al. (2018)

Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region Baffin Island ⓘ Napoleon Bay	[Batisite, Shcherbakovite] Hogarth (1997)

China
Xinjiang ⓘ Huoshaoshan oil field	[Batisite] Liu (2016, April)

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz Mayen Seekante ⓘ Xenolith CS-020	[Batisite, Noonkanbahite] Skrzyńska et al. (2023)
ⓘ Xenolith CS-090 (Hopmannite type locality)	[Batisite] Juroszek et al. (Ti 5 Fe) +1 other reference
Vordereifel Ettringen Caspar quarry ⓘ Xenolith CS-050	[Batisite] in the collection of Christof Schäfer
Vulkaneifel Daun Schalkenmehren ⓘ Altburg	[Batisite] Weiß (1990)
ⓘ Üdersdorf	[Batisite] Hentschel (1989)
ⓘ Löhley	[Batisite, Noonkanbahite] Hentschel (1983)
Gerolstein Gerolstein Roth ⓘ Rother Kopf	[Batisite] Blaß et al. (2012)
Hillesheim ⓘ Graulay quarry	[Batisite, Noonkanbahite] Hentschel (1993)

Russia
Aldan Shield Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence Murunskii Massif Ditmar stream ⓘ Tausonitovaya Gorka	[Batisite, Noonkanbahite] Vorob'yev et al. (1984)
Murmansk Oblast Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay ⓘ Olenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei)	[Shcherbakovite] Mandarino (1997) +1 other reference
Eveslogchorr Mt ⓘ Fersman Gorge	[Shcherbakovite] Men'shikov Yu.P. et al. (2003)
ⓘ Wadeite point	[Shcherbakovite] Arzamastsev et al. (2008)
Kandalakshsky District ⓘ Mokhnatye Roga	[Shcherbakovite] Akimenko et al. (2014)
ⓘ Koashkar Mt	[Shcherbakovite] Pekov (1998)
Koashva Mt ⓘ IGC Stop 2-3	[Shcherbakovite] Arzamastsev et al. (2008)
ⓘ IGC Stop 2-4	[Shcherbakovite] Arzamastsev et al. (2008)
ⓘ Koashva Open Pit	[Shcherbakovite] [World of Stones 95:5-6 +2 other references
Kovdorsky District Kovdor Massif ⓘ Kovdor Phlogopite mine	[Batisite, Shcherbakovite] Moiseev et al. (2007)
ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt	[Shcherbakovite] Pekov (1998) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kirovskii apatite mine	[Shcherbakovite] Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Niva alkaline intrusion	[Shcherbakovite] Arzamastseva et al. (1999) +1 other reference
ⓘ Rasvumchorr Mt	[Batisite, Shcherbakovite] Mineralogical Society of America - ...
Rasvumchorr Mine ⓘ Apatitovyi Tsirk	[Shcherbakovite] World of Stones 95: 5-6 +2 other references
ⓘ Tsentral'nyi Mine	[Shcherbakovite] Pekov I.V. et al. (2010) +1 other reference
ⓘ Vuonnemiok River Valley	[Shcherbakovite] Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Yukspor Mountain	[Shcherbakovite] Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) +2 other references
ⓘ Material'naya Adit	[Shcherbakovite] Khomyakov et al. (1983) +1 other reference
ⓘ Sakha	[Shcherbakovite] [World of Stones 12:49]
Aldan Inagli Massif ⓘ Inagli chrome-diopside deposit	[Batisite] AN-SSSR (1959) +2 other references

Spain
Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Tenerife ⓘ ~~Playa de San Juan~~	[Shcherbakovite] Dill et al. (2023)
Santiago del Teide ⓘ ~~Puerto de Santiago~~	[Shcherbakovite] Dill et al. (2023)

USA
Montana Chouteau County Highwood Mountains ⓘ Lamproitic dike	[Shcherbakovite] Kuehner et al. (2003, June)
Wyoming Sweetwater County ⓘ Leucite Hills Mining District	Hausel et al. (2001)
ⓘ Emmons Mesa	[Noonkanbahite, Shcherbakovite] Mitchell et al. (1991)
ⓘ South Table Mountain	[Noonkanbahite, Shcherbakovite] Mitchell (1990)
ⓘ Zirkel Mesa	[Noonkanbahite, Shcherbakovite] Mitchell (1990)

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