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Formula: BaNaFe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F
Unclassified silicate, bafertisite group,
barium-bearing
mineral
Crystal System: Triclinic
Specific gravity: 4.2 measured
Hardness: 4½ to 5
Streak: Light yellow
Colour: Brown-red, yellow-red, black or black-red
Common impurities: Hf,TR,Al,Ta,Mg,Sr,K,H2O
Environments:
Localities
At the type locality, the Luku mine, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China, jinshajiangite occurs in an
arfvedsonite dike in alkalic syenite near the
Jinshajiang River (Yangtze River) as tabular crystals up to 2 cm long. Associated minerals include albite,
arfvedsonite, aegirine,
pyrochlore, monazite and
chevkinite
(AM 69.567, HOM)
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