
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Ba(Sn,Ti)Si3O9

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 466.58 gm)
Barium 29.43 %
BaTitanium 2.57 %
TiSilicon 18.06 %
SiTin 19.08 %
SnOxygen 30.86 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
BaSn0.75Ti0.25Si3O9

IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1965

Locality:
Kalkar quarry, north of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California.
Physical Properties:

Color:
colorless or white.

Density:
4.03

Diaphaniety:
Transparent to Translucent

Hardness:
6 - Orthoclase

Luminescence:
Fluorescent.

Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:
white
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