Batiferrite Field of view: 0,5 mm Locality: Graulai Quarry (TL), Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany — Photo: Henk Smeets – tomeikminerals.com · CC BY 4.0
Batiferrite
Batiferrite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula BaTi₂Fe³⁺₈Fe²⁺₂O₁₉.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P6_3/mmc). It is a member of the Magnetoplumbite structural group.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 6; specific gravity 5.016; Dark brown streak; Submetallic luster.
IMA symbol Bfe, IMA status: approved, named in 1997.
Found in cavities within melilite- and leucite-nephelinite basalts.
It is found associated with Hematite, magnetite, titanite, götzenite, clinopyroxene, nepheline, biotite.
Reflects the essential barium and titanium and relationship to the hexaferrites.