Barium-bearing Muscovite
A variety of Muscovite
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Formula:
(K,Ba)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Name:
Named in 1933 by Lawson H. Bauer and Harry Berman for its chemical relationship to muscovite.
A variety of Muscovite
A barium-rich variety of muscovite; probably equivalent to oellacherite; part of the series between muscovite and ganterite.
A barium-rich variety of muscovite; probably equivalent to oellacherite; part of the series between muscovite and ganterite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
2958 (as Barium-bearing Muscovite)
2815 (as Muscovite)
2815 (as Muscovite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2958:8 (as Barium-bearing Muscovite)
mindat:1:1:2815:4 (as Muscovite)
mindat:1:1:2815:4 (as Muscovite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
59f9827b-2927-417b-ae22-a8590265d6b3 (as Barium-bearing Muscovite)
6555d00d-e8c3-4485-9209-15e6b685a47f (as Muscovite)
6555d00d-e8c3-4485-9209-15e6b685a47f (as Muscovite)
Chemistry of Barium-bearing Muscovite
Mindat Formula:
(K,Ba)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Synonyms of Barium-bearing Muscovite
Other Language Names for Barium-bearing Muscovite
German:Barytglimmer
Oellacherit
Oellacherit
Spanish:Oellacherita
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Barium-bearing Muscovite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-2958.html
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