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Fresnoite

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Fresnoite

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Description
Locality: 
Löhley, Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.9 × 7 cm
Description

Tack sharp yellow fresnoite crystals on matrix. Beautiful!

References:

 

Hentschel, G., Die Minerale der Üdersdorfer Lava, Lapis, Weise Verlag, München, 11/1989

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fresnoite

Formula: 
Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O
Strunz: 
9.BE.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA