Citation: Armbruster, T.; Oberhansli, R.; Kunz, M. (1993). Taikanite, BaSr2Mn2O2[Si4O12], from the Wessels mine, South Africa: A chain silicate related to synthetic Ca3Mn2O2[Si4O12]. American Mineralogist, 78, pp. 1088-1095.
Formula: Ba Mn2 O14 Si4 Sr2
List type: noninterleaving
List: 3D
Basis: (1;0;0 0;1;0 0;0;1)
Dimensionality: 3
Formula: Mn4 O28 Si8 (Mn O7 Si2)
Multiplicity: 1
Coordination sequences: