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⇱ Barium-Anorthite (of Nockolds and Zies): Mineral information, data and localities.

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Barium-Anorthite (of Nockolds and Zies)

A variety of Anorthite
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Formula:
(Ca,Ba)Al2Si2O8
A Ba-bearing anorthite with 3.5% BaO.

Originally described from Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia.


Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:
531 (as Barium-Anorthite (of Nockolds and Zies))
246 (as Anorthite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:531:1 (as Barium-Anorthite (of Nockolds and Zies))
mindat:1:1:246:6 (as Anorthite)

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Chemistry of Barium-Anorthite (of Nockolds and Zies)Hide

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Mindat Formula:
(Ca,Ba)Al2Si2O8
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O46.007 %
Si20.190 %
Al19.397 %
Ca14.406 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Synonyms of Barium-Anorthite (of Nockolds and Zies)Hide

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Other InformationHide

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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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Localities for Barium-Anorthite (of Nockolds and Zies)Hide

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ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. 👁 Image
- Good crystals or important locality for species. 👁 Image
- 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.
Australia
  • New South Wales
    • Yancowinna Co.
      • Broken Hill district
Mason (1987)
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