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Titantaramellite with Gillespite

#42280

Titantaramellite with Gillespite

#42280
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 3 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Mg)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Clx (RRUFF)
Locality
Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States

Rich coverage of black-looking, vitreous crystal grains to 1mm throughout matrix with large grains of Gillespite to 6mm. Rare,

Type Locality

Titantaramellite

Formula
Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Mg)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Clx 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic, Anhedral Grains 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Color
bronze brown, purple red 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Hardness
5.5-6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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