Sanbornite

Sanbornite

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).

ee also

*List of minerals
*List of minerals named after people

References

* [http://www.mindat.org/min-3518.html Mindat w/ locations]
* [http://webmineral.com/data/Sanbornite.shtml Webmineral w/ images]
* [http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/sanborni/sanborni.htm Mineral galleries]


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