Benitoite
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Properties
| Formula | BaTiSi3O9 |
| Abbreviation | Bni |
| Variant | Ge doped |
| Classification | Benitoite (group) |
| Luminescence emitters | Cr, Ti, TiO6, Unspecified |
| Spectra | Luminescence (5), SXES (1) |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1907 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Crystal symmetry | Hexagonal, Point group 6m2, Space group P6c2 (#188) |
| Tags | Mineral, Silicate , Synthetic, Compound , Silicate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| O | 9 |
| Si | 3 |
| Ti | 1 |
| Ba | 1 |
| Total: | 14 |
References
| Reference | Lines | Spectra | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSIRO SXES database | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gaft et al. 2005 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Hamblen 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CSIRO CL spectra 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CSIRO CL spectra 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Takahashi et al. 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 |