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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
- Formula
- [Ba6(PO4)2(CO3)][Fe2+7Fe3+2(SiO3)8O2(OH)4]
- Size
- Miniature 4x2.5x2cm
- Tagged
- phosphate
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Large, excellent radial sprays of deep root-beer colored Devitoite to 5mm. It is a relatively new mineral having been found only in Fresno and Maricopa Counties in California. This is the type locality.
- Availability
- Sold
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- Locality
- Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
- Formula
- [Ba6(PO4)2(CO3)][Fe2+7Fe3+2(SiO3)8O2(OH)4]
- Size
- Thumbnail 3x2x1cm
- Tagged
- phosphate , carbonate
- Special Info
- Type Locality
An excellent specimen of this extremely rare mineral found only at the Esquire #8 claim and Trumbull Peak. This specimen features a 5mm dark reddish brown divergent group in matrix. It is associated with excellent crystals of deep red translucent Titantaramellite. Comes with a signed label by the one of the authors and discoverer, Robert Walstrom.
