A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Sanbornite and traskite from Big Creek, California |
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| Description | This sample, from the Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit in California, is about 6 cm long. Sanbornite is the dominant white mineral. The small dark brown-red grains are traskite. Sanbornite has composition BaSi2O5, traskite has composition Ba9Fe2Ti2(SiO3)12(OH,Cl,F)6-6H2O. |
| Location | USA ▹ California ▹ Fresno. Near Trimmer. Big Creek-Rush Creek sanbornite mine. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-03-28. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1218. |
| Key words | traskite, California, sanbornite |
| Tech details | 660 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 272 |
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