Gillespite in Sanbornite
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Gillespite in Sanbornite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 7.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- BaFe2+Si4O10 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Gun Claims, MacMillian Pass, Itsy Mountains, Yukon Territory, Canada
Red crystalline grains to 2mm. Gillespite is a barium iron phyllosilicate found in metamorphic rocks rich in barium. It is associated with another barium mineral, Sanbornite.
Gillespite
- Formula
- BaFe2+Si4O10
- Crystal System
- Tetragonal
- Crystal Habit
- Aggregates
- Cleavage
- Good, Good, Poor
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- red
- Class
- Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 4
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Dr. Buford L. Nichols Collection
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