Barkovite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Partomchorr Mountain
Murmansk Oblast
Russia
67.8110°, 33.7636°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Hexagonal
Space group: P63/mmc
Cell parameters: a = 4.049(4) Å · c = 5.124(4) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
50SnTin Tin 1 118.710 118.710
57.42%
28NiNickel Nickel 1.5 58.693 88.040
42.58%
Total 206.750 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
50SnTin	Tin	1	118.710	118.710	57.42%
28NiNickel	Nickel	1.5	58.693	88.040	42.58%
	Total	206.750	100.00%

Synonyms

Barkoviet
IMA2024-095

In other languages

German: Barkovit · IMA 2024-095

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

1.AH

1ElementsClass
1.AMetals and Intermetallic AlloysDivision
1.AHMiscellaneous Elements, alloysGroup
1.AHBarkoviteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

1 mineral

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Literature, links & citation

Citations

—Vereshchagin, O. S., Britvin, S. N., Kasatkin, A. V., Kamaeva, L. V., Vlasenko, N. S., Sinichenko, O. A., Mikhailova, J. A., and Pekov, I. V.: Barkovite, IMA 2024-095, in: CNMNC Newsletter 85, Eur. J. Mineral., 37, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-337-2025, 2025.

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Barkovite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/barkovite-472191},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}