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Fresnoite

Charles Trantham Estate (1936-2020)

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Description
Locality: 
Esquire #8 Claim, Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 5.2 × 2.9 cm
Description

Yellow grains of fresnoite in sanbornite matrix. 

From the estate of noted California collector and dealer Charles Trantham.

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

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