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Verplanckite

#59861
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Verplanckite from Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States - 59861
Verplanckite from Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States - 59861

Verplanckite

#59861
Availability
Sold
Size
7.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Ba4Mn2+2Si4O12(OH,H2O)3Cl3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States

Orange grains of little prismatic crystals to 1mm in Sanbornite matrix with sulfides. This is the type and only locality in the world. It was collected by Robert Walstrom and comes with his signed label.

Type & Only Locality

Verplanckite

Formula
Ba4Mn2+2Si4O12(OH,H2O)3Cl3 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Radial, Prismatic, Aggregates 
Cleavage
Good, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
brownish yellow, brownish orange 
Streak
light orange 
Class
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal 
Hardness
2.5-3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection
Special Info
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