Mineralpedia Details for Bigcreekite
Bigcreekite
- Formula
- BaSi2O5ยท4H2O
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Tabular, Subhedral Crystals
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Perfect, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Pearly
- Color
- colorless, white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 2-3
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Bigcreekite from Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Extremely rare barium silicate from Big Creek, approved in 1999. Colorless, striated mineral.
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