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Barium Silicates of CA

Friday, 05 April 2024 08:00 AM

Introducing the "Barium Silicates of CA" gallery which is part of our Special Edition galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including kampfite, pellyite, and titantaramellite and more from places like Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States, Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States, and Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States.

Kampfite - REW60388
Kampfite - REW60388

Kampfite

#REW60388
Locality
Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States 
Formula
Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 
Availability
Available
Price
$45.00
Size
3 x 2 x .06 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
Ba Silicates , barium  
Special Info
Type Locality 

A string of bluish grains along a 6mm stretch of Kampfite in Sanbornite matrix.


Kampfite

Formula
Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Irregular Grains 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
light blue gray 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Domatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
3 
Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection
Special Info
Type Locality
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Pellyite - REW60444
Pellyite - REW60444

Pellyite

#REW60444
Locality
Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States 
Formula
Ba2CaFe2+2Si6O17 
Availability
Available
Price
$40.00
Size
4.5 x 2 x 2 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
Ba Silicates , barium  

Light brown to darker brown translucent vein to 1cm thick.


Pellyite

Formula
Ba2CaFe2+2Si6O17 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Massive 
Cleavage
Indistinct, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, light yellow 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
6 
Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection
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Pellyite - REW63869
Pellyite - REW63869

Pellyite

#REW63869
Locality
Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States 
Formula
Ba2CaFe2+2Si6O17 
Availability
Available
Price
$40.00
Size
3 x 2 x 2 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
Ba Silicates , barium  

Glassy brown veins in Quartz. It is probably an early stage mineral but some of the specimens transect Sanbornite foliations.


Pellyite

Formula
Ba2CaFe2+2Si6O17 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Massive 
Cleavage
Indistinct, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, light yellow 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
6 
Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection
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Titantaramellite - REW59942
Titantaramellite - REW59942

Titantaramellite

#REW59942
Locality
Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States 
Formula
Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Mg)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Clx 
Availability
Available
Price
$145.00
Size
4 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
Ba Silicates , barium  
Special Info
Type Locality 

Dozens of dark brown Titantaramellite plates to 8mm.


Titantaramellite

Formula
Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Mg)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Clx 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic, Anhedral Grains 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Color
bronze brown, purple red 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Hardness
5.5-6 
Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection
Special Info
Type Locality
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