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Gillespite

#REW60237

Gillespite

#REW60237
Availability
Available
Price
$25.00
Size
2 x 2 x 0.6 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
BaFe2+Si4O10 (RRUFF)
Locality
Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
Tagged
Ba Silicates , barium

Excellent long "blades" of deep red Gillespite.

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

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection

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