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Sanbornite

#5539
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Sanbornite from Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States - 5539
Sanbornite from Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States - 5539

Sanbornite

#5539
Availability
Sold
Size
10.5 x 5 x 1 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
BaSi2O5 (RRUFF)
Locality
Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States

A large faint green heavy crystal plate of this relatively rare barium silicate. Sanbornite is found in veins of metamorphic sediments, mainly hornfels. This is an impressive plate.

Sanbornite

Formula
BaSi2O5 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Platy 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Hardness
5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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