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Wardsmithite

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Wardsmithite from Ryan, Inyo Co., California, United States - BAC61453
Wardsmithite from Ryan, Inyo Co., California, United States - BAC61453

Wardsmithite

#BAC61453
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 2 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Ca5Mg(B4O7)6·30H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Ryan, Inyo Co., California, United States

I think it is impossible to discern the Wardsmithite from a host of other white minerals on the specimen. Comparing the specimen with the main Mindat photo, the identification is reasonable. It has two older labels that state there is also Inyoite, Probertite and Ulextite (see prov. tab). It olnly occurs at the Boron deposits of California.

Wardsmithite

Formula
Ca5Mg(B4O7)6·30H2O 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Microscopic Crystals, Nodular 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal 
Hardness
2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection
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