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

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Mineralization is barium silicates formed in quartz-sanbornite rock by contact metamorphism of a migmatite adjoining Cretaceous granodorite pluton.



References:
Mineralogical Record (2002): 33: 161.





 Map Reference: 36°55'0"N , 119°14'42"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Alforsite (TL)
    Ba
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Type Locality: Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]; American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Anandite
    (Ba,K)(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    3
    		[(O,OH)
     
    2
    		|(Si,Al,Fe)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]
    Site Photo
    Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    © 2007, JGW
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Bazirite
    BaZr[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]
  		•  Benitoite
    BaTi[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]
  		•  Bigcreekite (TL)
    BaSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    Reference: [Can.Min.(2001) 39, 761-768; MinRec 33:161]
    Site Photo
    Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    © Knut Eldjarn
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: []
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Celsian
    Ba[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]; American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record (2002): 33: 161.]
  		•  Fencooperite
    Ba
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    23
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		Cl
     
    3
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Can. Min. 39:1065-1071.]
  		•  Fresnoite (TL)
    Ba
     
    2
    		Ti[O|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Type Locality: Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    Colour: Yellow
    Description: Occurs as grains from 0.1 mm or less to 3 mm in size with the average at about 0.3 mm. Occurs in quartzite or quartz-sanbornite rock, associated with celsian, titantaramellite, diopside and pyrrhotite.
    Reference: [Amer.Min.(1965) 50, 314-340; MinRec 33:161]; American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: []
  		•  Gillespite
    BaFe
    2+
     
    		[Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Description: Occurs sparingly.
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record (2002): 33: 161.]
    Site Photo
    Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    © 2008 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Kampfite
    Ba
     
    12
    		(Si
     
    11
    		Al
     
    5
    		)O
     
    31
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    8
    		Cl
     
    5
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Macdonaldite (TL)
    BaCa
     
    4
    		Si
     
    16
    		O
     
    36
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·10H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    Reference: [Amer.Min.(1965) 50, 314-340; MinRec 33:161]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Muirite (TL)
    Ba
     
    10
    		Ca
     
    2
    		Mn
    2+
     
    		Ti[(OH,Cl,F)|HSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
     
    5
    Type Locality: Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    Colour: Orange
    Description: Occurs as grains 1 mm or less in diameter.
    Reference: [Matthews, Robert Alfred & John T. Alfors (1962), Sanbornite from Rush Creek, Fresno County: California Division Mines & Geology Mineral Information Service: 15(6): 1-3; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 465; American Mineralogist (1965) 50, 314-340; Mineralogical Record (2002): 33: 161.]
    Site Photo
    Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    © Ł Kruszewski 2007
  		•  Powellite
    Ca[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]; American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Sanbornite
    Ba
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]; American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: []
  		•  Titantaramellite
    Ba
     
    4
    		(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    4
    		(B
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    27
    		)O
     
    2
    		Cl
     
    x
    Reference: [MinRec 33:161]
    Site Photo
    Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    © luigi chiappino
  		•  Tobermorite
    Ca
     
    5
    		Si
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
     
    18
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Traskite
    Ba
     
    21
    		Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn,Ti)
     
    4
    		(Ti,Fe,Mg)
     
    12
    		(Si
     
    12
    		O
     
    36
    		)(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
     
    30
    		Cl
     
    6
    		·14H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Uvarovite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Cr
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Verplanckite (TL)
    Ba
     
    2
    		(Mn,Fe,Ti)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,OH,Cl,F)
     
    2
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O or near
    Type Locality: Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    Reference: [Amer.Min.(1965) 50, 314-340; MinRec 33:161]
    Site Photo
    Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    © Elmar Lackner
  		•  Walstromite (TL)
    BaCa
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Type Locality: Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
    Reference: [Amer.Min.(1965) 50, 314-340; MinRec 33:161]; American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Witherite
    BaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1981), Volume 66, pages 1050-1053]
  		•  Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Alfors, J.T., M.C. Stinson, R.A. Matthews & A. Pabst (1965), Seven new barium minerals from eastern Fresno County, California: American Mineralogist: 50: 319; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 405.]


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