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Verplanckite with Fresnoite

#REW59865

Verplanckite with Fresnoite

#REW59865
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Ba4Mn2+2Si4O12(OH,H2O)3Cl3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States

Orange prismatic crystals in Sanbornite matrix with yellow Fresnoite and Pyrrhotite.

Type 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.

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