Bariolakargiite

BaZrO3
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Blak
Also known as
  • Bariolakargiiet
  • IMA2025-009

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Roadside Arad – Dead Sea
  1. Wadi Zohar
  2. Hatrurim Basin
  3. Tamar Regional Council
  4. Beersheba Subdistrict
  5. Southern District
  6. Israel

31.1903°, 35.2833°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system
Isometric
Space group
Pm-3m
Cell parameters
a = 4.11(2) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
56BaBariumBarium1137.327137.327
49.66%
40ZrZirconiumZirconium191.22491.224
32.99%
8OOxygenOxygen315.99947.997
17.35%
Total276.548100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Bariolakargiiet
  • IMA2025-009

In other languages

German
Bariolakargiit · IMA 2025-009

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

4.CC.30

  • 4OxidesClass
  • 4.CMetal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similarDivision
  • 4.CCWith large and medium-sized cationsGroup
  • 4.CC.30BariolakargiiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1959Berlincourt, Don, Krueger, Helmut H. A. (1959) Domain Processes in Lead Titanate Zirconate and Barium Titanate Ceramics. Journal of Applied Physics, 30 (11). 1804-1810 doi:10.1063/1.1735059DOI: 10.1063/1.1735059
  2. 1974Sherman, Christopher (1974) Barium zirconate thermionic cathodes. Review of Scientific Instruments, 45 (9). 1165-1166 doi:10.1063/1.1686834DOI: 10.1063/1.1686834
  3. 1996Chakrabarti, Nibedita, Maiti, Himadri S. (1996) Chemical synthesis of barium zirconate titanate powder by an autocombustion technique. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 6. 1169pp. doi:10.1039/jm9960601169DOI: 10.1039/jm9960601169
  4. 2003Ubaldini, Alberto, Buscaglia, Vincenzo, Uliana, Claudio, Costa, Giorgio, Ferretti, Maurizio (2003) Kinetics and Mechanism of Formation of Barium Zirconate from Barium Carbonate and Zirconia Powders. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 86 (1). 19-25 doi:10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03271.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03271.x
  5. 2008Wannapaiboon, S., Rujiwatra, A. (2008) Ammonothermal Preparation of Barium Zirconate Fine Powders. Advanced Materials Research, 55. 85-88 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.55-57.85DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.55-57.85
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Bariolakargiite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/bariolakargiite-472224},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}