Barioferrite
Barioferrite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula BaFe³⁺₁₂O₁₉.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P6_3/mmc). It is a member of the Magnetoplumbite structural group.
Key properties: specific gravity 5.31; Brown streak; Submetallic luster.
IMA symbol Baf, IMA status: approved, named in 2009.
Found in a metamorphosed barite nodule in bituminous Ca-rich rocks of the spurrite- merwinite and pyroxene-hornfels facies.
It is found associated with Barite, calcite, magnetite, maghemite.
The name refers to the essential barium content and ferrite anionic group.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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