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Celsian with Bazirite

#REW63623

Celsian with Bazirite

#REW63623
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 3.2 x 3.3 cm - Miniature 
Formula
BaAl2Si2O8 (RRUFF)
Locality
Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
Tagged
Ba Silicates , barium

Fine to coarse granular light yellow Celsian with intensely fluorescent Bazirite. Celsian is nondescript and looks very similar to the Quartz in the matrix. It is widespread in these deposits. Very good specimen.

Celsian

Formula
BaAl2Si2O8 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular, Crystalline - Fine 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, yellow, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
6-6.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection
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