Sanbornite | |
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General | |
Category | Phyllosilicate |
Formula (repeating unit) | Ba(Si2O5) |
IMA symbol | Sabn [1] |
Strunz classification | 9.EF.10 |
Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Space group | Pmcn |
Unit cell | a = 4.62
Å, b = 7.68 Å c = 13.52 Å; Z = 4 |
Identification | |
Formula mass | 273.50 g/mol |
Color | Colorless, White |
Crystal habit | Platy modulated layers |
Cleavage | Perfect |
Mohs scale hardness | 5 |
Luster | Vitreous |
Streak | White |
Diaphaneity | Transparent to translucent |
Specific gravity | 3.74 |
Optical properties | Biaxial (−) |
Refractive index | nα = 1.597, nβ = 1.616, nγ = 1.624 |
Birefringence | δ = 0.0270 |
Dispersion | Weak |
References | [2] [3] |
Sanbornite is a rare barium phyllosilicate mineral with formula Ba Si2 O5. 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 [4] and named for mineralogist Frank B. Sanborn (1862–1936).
Sanbornite | |
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General | |
Category | Phyllosilicate |
Formula (repeating unit) | Ba(Si2O5) |
IMA symbol | Sabn [1] |
Strunz classification | 9.EF.10 |
Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Space group | Pmcn |
Unit cell | a = 4.62
Å, b = 7.68 Å c = 13.52 Å; Z = 4 |
Identification | |
Formula mass | 273.50 g/mol |
Color | Colorless, White |
Crystal habit | Platy modulated layers |
Cleavage | Perfect |
Mohs scale hardness | 5 |
Luster | Vitreous |
Streak | White |
Diaphaneity | Transparent to translucent |
Specific gravity | 3.74 |
Optical properties | Biaxial (−) |
Refractive index | nα = 1.597, nβ = 1.616, nγ = 1.624 |
Birefringence | δ = 0.0270 |
Dispersion | Weak |
References | [2] [3] |
Sanbornite is a rare barium phyllosilicate mineral with formula Ba Si2 O5. 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 [4] and named for mineralogist Frank B. Sanborn (1862–1936).