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Baotite

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Locality: 
Zagi Mountain, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm
Description

 An extremely rare , well terminated gemmy lustrous , tan-brown baotite crystal with chemical formula Ba4Ti4(Ti, Nb, Fe)4(Si4O12)O16Cl.

Very hard to find.

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What's on the rock

Baotite

Formula: 
Ba4(Ti,Nb)8Si4O28Cl
Strunz: 
9.CE.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Bayan Obo deposit (Bayun-Obo deposit; Baiyunebo deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

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