Alforsite Titantaramellite Sanbornite Celsian Image

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Alforsite, Titantaramellite, Sanbornite Celsian

Mineral:

Alforsite: Ba5(PO4)3Cl
Titantaramellite: Ba4(Ti,Fe+++,Fe++,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx X=0 TO 1, with Ti > Fe
Sanbornite: BaSi2O5
Celsian: BaAl2Si2O8

Comments:

SEM image showing alforsite (al). Matrix composed by lamellar sanbornite (sa) and granular quartz (q). Rectangular crystal in the upper right corner is titantaramellite (ti) and isometric crystals included in sanbornite are celsian (ce).

Location:

Trumbull Peak, near Incline, Mariposa Co., California, USA.

Scale:

See Image.

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