Katanite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Mazorite type locality
Hatrurim Basin
Tamar Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict
Southern District
Israel
31.1858°, 35.2742°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Trigonal
Space group: #90
Cell parameters: a = 8.539(1) Å · c = 5.241(1) Å

Crystal structure

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
56BaBarium Barium 3 137.327 411.981
43.25%
8OOxygen Oxygen 14 15.999 223.986
23.51%
26FeIron Iron 3 55.845 167.535
17.59%
41NbNiobium Niobium 1 92.906 92.906
9.75%
14SiSilicon Silicon 2 28.085 56.170
5.90%
Total 952.578 100.00%
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
56BaBarium	Barium	3	137.327	411.981	43.25%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	14	15.999	223.986	23.51%
26FeIron	Iron	3	55.845	167.535	17.59%
41NbNiobium	Niobium	1	92.906	92.906	9.75%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	2	28.085	56.170	5.90%
	Total	952.578	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2025-022
Kataniet

In other languages

German: IMA 2025-022 · Katanit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

9.CE

9SilicatesClass
9.CCyclosilicatesDivision
9.CE[Si₄O₁₂]₈- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), without insular complex anionsGroup
9.CEKataniteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—Galuskina, I., Vapnik, Y., Prusik, K. and Galuskin, E. (2025) Katanite, IMA 2025-022. CNMNC Newsletter 86, Mineralogical Magazine, 89

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Katanite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/katanite-488782},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}