sanbornite
Sign in to saveSanbornite is a rare barium phyllosilicate mineral with formula BaSi2O5. Sanbornite is a colorless to white to pale green, platey orthorhombic mineral with Mohs hardness of 5 and a specific gravity of 3.74.
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- phyllosilicates
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.EF.10
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.EF.10
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- Sanbornite
- chemical formula
- BaSi₂O₅
- streak color
- white
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Sabn
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/E.03
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Sanbornite is a rare barium phyllosilicate mineral with formula BaSi2O5. Sanbornite is a colorless to white to pale green, platey 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).
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