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Bazirite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Bazirite, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Bazirite

Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Bazirite, etc.

Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Bazirite, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Bazirite

Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Bazirite, etc.

Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Bazirite, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Bazirite

Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

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About BaziriteHide

Formula:

BaZr(Si₃O₉)

Colour:

Colourless

Hardness:

6 - 6½

Specific Gravity:

3.82 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Benitoite Group

Name:

For its chemical composition of BArium and ZIRconium

Type Locality:

ⓘ Rockall Island, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

Benitoite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

585

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:585:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

db6fadc2-b944-4ad9-a183-19cbb41704aa

IMA Classification of BaziriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

BaZrSi₃O₉

First published:

1978

Type description reference:

Young B R, Hawkes J R, Merriman R J, Styles M T (1978) Bazirite, BaZrSi3O9, a new mineral from Rockall Island, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine 42, 35-40

Classification of BaziriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.CA.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
A : [Si₃O₉]₆- 3-membered single rings (dreier-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions

Dana 8th ed.:

59.1.1.1

59 : CYCLOSILICATES Three-Membered Rings
1 : Three-Membered Rings, anhydrous, no other anions

Hey's CIM Ref.:

14.10.30

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
10 : Silicates of Zr or Hf

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Bzr	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of BaziriteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of BaziriteHide

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colourless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

6 - 6½ on Mohs scale

Parting:

Strong parting parallel to {0001}.

Density:

3.82 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of BaziriteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.675 - 1.681 n_ε = 1.685 - 1.691

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.010

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Chemistry of BaziriteHide

Mindat Formula:

BaZr(Si₃O₉)

Elements listed:

Ba, O, Si, Zr - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of BaziriteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6 m2 - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P6c2

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.75 Å, c = 9.98 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.479

Unit Cell V:

393.79 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals rarely entirely euhedral, prismatic with partially developed pyramidal terminations, more commonly anhedral to subhedral, < 1 mm.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014809	Bazirite	Hawthorne F C (1987) The crystal chemistry of the benitoite group minerals and structural relations in (Si3O9) ring structures Rockall Island, Scotland Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1987 16-30		1987		0	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Bazirite'
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'Hawthorne F C'
_journal_name_full 'Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte'
_journal_volume 1987 
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_publ_section_title
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 The crystal chemistry of the benitoite group minerals and
 structural relations in (Si3O9) ring structures
 Sample: "late-stage interstitial mineral in aegirine-riebeckite granite",
 Rockall Island, Scotland
;
_database_code_amcsd 0014809
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ba (Zr.97 Ti.03) Si3 O9'
_cell_length_a 6.742
_cell_length_b 6.742
_cell_length_c 9.930
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 390.893
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.870
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P -6 c 2'
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Ba   0.66667   0.33333   0.00000   1.00000   0.01430
Zr   0.33333   0.66667   0.00000   0.97000   0.00230
Ti   0.33333   0.66667   0.00000   0.03000   0.00230
Si   0.06150   0.28230   0.25000   1.00000   0.00860
O1   0.24810   0.19460   0.25000   1.00000   0.01310
O2   0.07670   0.42170   0.11510   1.00000   0.01190
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_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Ba 0.01080 0.01080 0.02120 0.00540 0.00000 0.00000
Zr 0.00210 0.00210 0.00250 0.00110 0.00000 0.00000
Ti 0.00210 0.00210 0.00250 0.00110 0.00000 0.00000
Si 0.00750 0.00590 0.01210 0.00320 0.00000 0.00000
O1 0.00870 0.00520 0.02420 0.00250 0.00000 0.00000
O2 0.01050 0.00970 0.01410 0.00400 0.00050 0.00320

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.80 Å	(100)
2.800 Å	(100)
5.85 Å	(35)
3.38 Å	(35)
2.93 Å	(30)
2.012 Å	(30)
2.213 Å	(25)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4a: Earth’s earliest continental crust	>4.4-3.0
19 : Granitic intrusive rocks
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of BaziriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Rockall Island, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

General Appearance of Type Material:

Single or clustered, colourless anhedral grains and as subhedral or, more rarely, euhedral prismatic crystals with partially developed pyramidal terminations. Grains and crystals are up to about 0.25 x 0.25 x 0.65 mm and contain numerous minute cavities and inclusions.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The Natural History Museum, London, England, MI 36445.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

A late-stage interstitial mineral in aegirine-riebeckite granite.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Xenotime	Titanite	Quartz	Pyrochlore Group	Monazite
Magnetite	Leucophosphite	Eudialyte	Elpidite	Cristobalite
Baryte	Apatite	Albite	Aegirine

Reference:

Young B R, Hawkes J R, Merriman R J, Styles M T (1978) Bazirite, BaZrSi3O9, a new mineral from Rockall Island, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine 42, 35-40

Synonyms of BaziriteHide

IMA1976-053

Other Language Names for BaziriteHide

German:Bazirit

Russian:Бацирит

Spanish:Bazirita

Relationship of Bazirite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Benitoite Group

Other Members of this group:

Benitoite	BaTi(Si₃O₉)	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂c
Pabstite	Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si₃O₉)	Hex. 6 m2 : P6c2
Wadeite	K₂Zr(Si₃O₉)	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

10 photos of Bazirite associated with Celsian	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)
7 photos of Bazirite associated with Fresnoite	Ba₂Ti(Si₂O₇)O
5 photos of Bazirite associated with Walstromite	BaCa₂(Si₃O₉)
2 photos of Bazirite associated with Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
2 photos of Bazirite associated with Titantaramellite	Ba₄(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₄(B₂Si₈O₂₇)O₂Cl_x
2 photos of Bazirite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
2 photos of Bazirite associated with Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
2 photos of Bazirite associated with Sanbornite	Ba₂(Si₄O₁₀)
1 photo of Bazirite associated with Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
1 photo of Bazirite associated with Unnamed (HBU UK-3)	(Na,Ca,K)₃(Sr,Ba)₃(Zr,Fe,Mn)₄Si₁₂O₃₆(OH) · nH₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.CA.	UM1975-18-SiO:Mn	α-MnSiO₃	Tric.
9.CA.05	Benitoite	BaTi(Si₃O₉)	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂c
9.CA.05	Pabstite	Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si₃O₉)	Hex. 6 m2 : P6c2
9.CA.10	Wadeite	K₂Zr(Si₃O₉)	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.CA.15	Calciocatapleiite	CaZr(Si₃O₉) · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.CA.15	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉) · 2H₂O	Mon.
9.CA.20	Pseudowollastonite	CaSiO₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CA.25	Margarosanite	Pb(Ca,Mn²⁺)₂(Si₃O₉)	Tric. 1 : P1
9.CA.25	Walstromite	BaCa₂(Si₃O₉)	Tric. 1 : P1
9.CA.25	Breyite	Ca₃Si₃O₉	Tric. 1 : P1
9.CA.30	Bobtraillite	(Na,◻)₁₂(◻,Na)₁₂Sr₁₂Zr₁₄(Si₃O₉)₁₀[Si₂BO₇(OH)₂]₆ · 12H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1c
9.CA.35	Rogermitchellite	Na₆Sr₁₂Ba₂Zr₁₃Si₃₉B₄O₁₂₃(OH)₆ · 20H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃cm

Fluorescence of BaziriteHide

In UV light:

Does not fluoresce under long-wave UV light. Pale blue fluorescence under short-wave UV.

Other InformationHide

Notes:

strong blue cathodoluminescence.

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for BaziriteHide

Reference List:

Hawkes, J.R., Merriman, R.J., Harding, R.R., Darbyshire, D.P.F. (1975) Rockall Island: new geological, petrological, chemical and Rb-Sr age data. Institute of Geological Sciences Great Britain Report, 75(1), 11-51.

Fleischer, Michael, Pabst, Adolf, Mandarino, Joseph A., Chao, George Y., Cabri, Louis, J. (1976) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 61 (1-2) 174-186 p.175

Young, B.R., Hawkes, J.R., Merriman, R.J., Styles, M.T. (1978) Bazirite, BaZrSi3O9; a new mineral from Rockall Island, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 42, 35-40.

Young B R, Hawkes J R, Merriman R J, Styles M T (1978) Bazirite, BaZrSi3O9, a new mineral from Rockall Island, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine 42, 35-40

Fleischer, Michael, Chao, George Y., Pabst, and Adolf (1979) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 64 (1-2) 241-245

Alfors, John T., Pabst, Adolf (1984) Titanian taramellites in western North America. American Mineralogist, 69 (3-4) 358-373

Hawthorne, F.C. (1987) The crystal chemistry of the benitoite group minerals and structural relations in (Si3O9) ring structures. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1987, 16-30.

Pautov, L. A., Khvorov, P. V. (1998) Bazirite from Tadjikistan. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 127 (1) 80-83

(2023) Bazirite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for BaziriteHide

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Locality ListHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Canada
Yukon Watson Lake mining district Itsi Mountain Wilson Lake ⓘ Gun claim	Macquistan et al. (2023)

Czech Republic
Vysočina Region Třebíč District Šebkovice ⓘ Šebkovice ultrapotassic lamproite dyke	Elsevier. +3 other references

India
West Bengal Paschim Bardhaman District ⓘ Raniganj Coalfield	Middlemost et al. (1988) +1 other reference

Kyrgyzstan
Batken Region Batken District ⓘ Hodzha-Achkan (Hodjaachkan) massif	Pautov et al. (2013)

Mexico
Baja California Ensenada Municipality El Alamo ⓘ El Rosario Mine ?	Richard Gunter Collection
Tres Pozos ⓘ Madrelena Mine	Alfors et al. (1984) +1 other reference

Mongolia
Khovd Province Myangad District ⓘ Khaldzan Buragtag massif	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)

Tajikistan
Districts of Republican Subordination ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif	Pautov (2003)

UK
ⓘ Scotland	Tindle (2008)
Outer Hebrides ⓘ Rockall Island (TL)	Judd +10 other references
ⓘ Apex Ridge	Mineralogical Society of America - ...

USA
California Fresno County Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District Big Creek ⓘ Esquire No. 7 claim	Walstrom (n.d.) +2 other references
ⓘ Esquire No. 8 claim	Walstrom (n.d.) +1 other reference
Rush Creek ⓘ Cole Spring Outcrops	Walstrom (n.d.)
ⓘ Esquire No. 1 claim	Walstrom (n.d.)
ⓘ Forbes Property	Walstrom (n.d.)
ⓘ Snow Cap Mine	Marek Patus +1 other reference
Tulare County Dumtah ⓘ Baumann prospect (Bauman Ranch)	Mineralogical Record: 34 (2)

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