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Baotite

Rare mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Zagi Mountain, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

 A superb  sharp well terminated , lustrous tan - brown with beautiful vertical striation and extremely rare mineral baotite from famed Zagi mountain, Pakistan.Very hard to find.

Mineral Data
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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