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Jonesite

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Description
Locality: 
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3 × 0.8 cm
Description

Bladed colorless to white crystals of jonesite on matrix.   This is the rarest mineral from the benitoite mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jonesite

Formula: 
Ba4(K,Na)2Ti4Al2(Si3O9)2(SiO4)4O2·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.DJ.30
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
California State Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine; Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA

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