Sanbornite
Sanbornite | |
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sanbornite (white) with celsian (gray)—Incline, Maricopa County, California | |
General | |
Category | Phyllosilicate |
Formula (repeating unit) | Ba(Si2O5) |
Strunz classification | 09.EF.10 |
Crystal symmetry | Orthorhombic 2/m 2/m 2/m |
Unit cell | a = 4.62Å, b = 7.68Å, c = 13.52Å |
Identification | |
Formula mass | 273.50 g |
Color | Colorless, White |
Crystal habit | Platy modulated layers |
Crystal system | Orthorhombic – Dipyramidal |
Cleavage | Perfect |
Mohs scale hardness | 5 |
Luster | Vitreous |
Streak | White |
Diaphaneity | Transparent to translucent |
Specific gravity | 3.74 |
Optical properties | Biaxial (-) |
Refractive index | nα = 1.597, nβ = 1.616, nγ = 1.624 |
Birefringence | δ = 0.0270 |
Dispersion | Weak |
References | [1][2] |
Sanbornite is a rare barium phyllosilicate mineral with formula BaSi2O5. Sanbornite is a colorless to white to pale green, platey orthorhombic mineral with Mohs hardness of 5 and a specific gravity of 3.74.
It was first described from Incline, Mariposa County, California in 1932 [3]and named for mineralogist Frank B. Sanborn (1862–1936).
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Sanbornite: Sanbornite mineral information and data
- ↑ Sanbornite Mineral Data
- ↑ Rogers, A.F. (1932) Sanbornite, a new barium silicate mineral from Mariposa County, California. Amer. Mineral., 17, 161-172
References
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