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Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

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Anandite : (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3[(O,OH)2|(Si,Al,Fe)4O10], Gillespite : BaFe2+[Si4O10]

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Black masses of anandite, with red gillespite, in sanbornite. 2 cm field of view; specimen courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company. S087-022
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 139713    View Count: 283

Anandite : (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3[(O,OH)2|(Si,Al,Fe)4O10]

Esquire No. 8 claim (Lander's Gillespite locality), Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Width of field 0.9mm. Collection and photo Jesse Crawford. Compositing software: CombineZP. Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope. Black anandite aggregates on matrix.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 204837    View Count: 61

Multiple photos availableBazirite : BaZr[Si3O9], Celsian : Ba[Al2Si2O8], Tremolite : ☐[Ca2][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Esquire No. 8 claim (Lander's Gillespite locality), Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Grains of bazirite scattered in celsian / tremolite matrix, viewed with SW ultraviolet illumination from a Raytech Model 5 source. Bazirite fluoresceses blue-white. S405-026F
Specimen courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company.
About 1 cm field of view. Additional photo shows specimen under visible light illumination.
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 133941    View Count: 333

Bazirite : BaZr[Si3O9]

Esquire No. 8 claim (Lander's Gillespite locality), Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

1.3 cm sample of granular celsian with disseminated transparent grains of bazirite - detected by UV view mainly in lowermost part of the photo. Possible association includes also taramellite. Excalibur Mineral Corporation specimen.
 © Ł Kruszewski 2007Photo ID: 131944    View Count: 178

Bigcreekite : BaSi2O5·4H2O

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Bigcreekite in a split open vein showing the silky habit of the mineral. Field of view: 4 mm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 52652    View Count: 492

Gillespite : BaFe2+[Si4O10]

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Harvard Museum no. 130489. Label is about 5.5 cm across. P. Cristofono photo.
 © 2008 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 144600    View Count: 168

Macdonaldite : BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2·10H2O

Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Fibrous macdonaldite. Former Fred DeVito collection. JBS collection and photo.
 © JBS 2006Photo ID: 79547    View Count: 345

Macdonaldite : BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2·10H2O

Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

5 mm field - Collection and Photo Jacques VALVERDE - jacques.valverde@tele2.fr
 © Jacques VALVERDEPhoto ID: 43774    View Count: 436

Muirite : Ba10Ca2Mn2+Ti[(OH,Cl,F)|HSi2O7]5

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Orange grains of muirite in sanbornitic matrix. Excalibur Mineral Corporation specimen. Photo ca 2.2 mm.
 © Ł Kruszewski 2007Photo ID: 131953    View Count: 258

Pellyite : Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17

Esquire No. 8 claim (Lander's Gillespite locality), Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

dimension area mm. 2 x 2

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 240479    View Count: 41
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