Kidodite

BaMg2Fe16O27
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Kdd
Also known as
  • IMA2025-043
  • Kidodiet

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Ye’elim Mount
  1. Tamar Regional Council
  2. Beersheba Subdistrict
  3. Southern District
  4. Israel

31.2424°, 35.2787°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system
Hexagonal
Space group
P63/mmc
Cell parameters
a = 5.8907(4) Å · c = 32.785(2) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
26FeIronIron1655.845893.520
59.12%
8OOxygenOxygen2715.999431.973
28.58%
56BaBariumBarium1137.327137.327
9.08%
12MgMagnesiumMagnesium224.30548.610
3.22%
Total1511.430100.00%

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

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • IMA2025-043
  • Kidodiet

In other languages

German
IMA 2025-043 · Kidodit

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

4.CB

  • 4OxidesClass
  • 4.CMetal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similarDivision
  • 4.CBWith medium-sized cationsGroup
  • 4.CBKidoditeSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1970Albanese, G.; Asti, G. (1970) Sublattice magnetization and cation distribution in BaMg2Fe16O27 (Mg2W) ferrite. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 6 (2). 158-161 doi:10.1109/tmag.1970.1066723DOI: 10.1109/tmag.1970.1066723
  2. 2019Mørch, Mathias I., Ahlburg, Jakob V., Saura-Múzquiz, Matilde, Eikeland, Anna Z., Christensen, Mogens (2019) Structure and magnetic properties of W-type hexaferrites. IUCrJ, 6 (3). 492-499 doi:10.1107/s2052252519003130DOI: 10.1107/s2052252519003130
  3. 2021Tahir, Wasim; Khan, Muhammad Azhar; Gulbadan, Shagufta; Majeed, Abdul; Mahmood, Khalid (2021) Comprehensive study of structural, physical, and spectroscopic properties of Co-Ni substituted BaMg2Fe16O27 W-type hexaferrites. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 15 (1). 1196-1209 doi:10.1080/16583655.2022.2025692DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2022.2025692
  4. 2025Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2025) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 88. Mineralogical Magazine, 89. 1-11 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10183DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2025.10183
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Kidodite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/kidodite-498761},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}