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Baratovite

baratovite

KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2

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Overview

Baratovite is a very rare cyclosilicate mineral named after Rauf Baratovich Baratov from Tajikistan. It was discovered in 1974 at Dara-Pioz glacier, Tajikistan, and was approved by the International Mineralogical Association only a year later in 1975. The glacier gives home to 133 valid species, and is the type locality of 33 minerals, one of which is baratovite.

Scientific references

  1. Baratovite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3634526 Link
  2. Baratovite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baratovite Link