Benitoite [ BaTiSi3O9 ]
Images of Benitoite
Material properties
| Formula | BaTiSi3O9 |
| Abbreviation | Bni |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1907 |
| Crystal symmetry | Hexagonal, Point group 6m2, Space group P6c2 (#188) |
| Classification | Benitoite (group) |
| Variant | Ge doped |
| Luminescence emitters | Cr, Ti, TiO6 |
| Spectra | Luminescence (5), SXES (1) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Compound, Mineral, Silicate, Synthetic |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| O | 9 |
| Si | 3 |
| Ti | 1 |
| Ba | 1 |
| Total: | 14 |
References for Benitoite
|
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 |
Specimens of Benitoite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaTiSi3O9 Hyper2-38 | CSIRO | Benitoite | 3 | CL/SEM, SXES | |
| Benitoite (New Idria) | Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech | Benitoite | 0 | — |
