General Information:
Chemical Formula:
BaVO(SiO3)2
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 356.44 gm)
Barium 38.53 % Ba
Vanadium 14.29 % V
Silicon 15.76 % Si
Oxygen 31.42 % O
Empirical Formula:
BaV4+O(SiO3)2
Environment:
In massive rhodonite-rhodochrosite ore. Ba analoge of haradaite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1982
Locality:
Mogurazawa mine, Kiry City, Gumma Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.
Name Origin:
Named for Jan Suzuki (1996-1970), mineralogist and petrologist at Hokkaido University, Sapporo.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[010] Perfect, [100] Distinct, [001] Distinct
Color:
light green.
Density:
4
Habits:
Flakes - Flat, thin crystals or aggregates., ,
Hardness:
4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
light green
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