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Sanbornite

sanbornite

BaSi2O5

Sanbornite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Sanbornite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Sanbornite is a rare barium phyllosilicate mineral with formula BaSi2O5. Sanbornite is a colorless to white to pale green, platy 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 and named for mineralogist Frank B. Sanborn (1862–1936).

Scientific references

  1. Sanbornite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071021 Link
  2. Sanbornite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanbornite Link