Fresnoite, Quartz
Junnila Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
1.6 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm. Fresnoite is an ULTRA-RARE barium, titanium silicate and this cutie features a 7 mm, gemmy, lustrous, sharp, burnt-yellow, blocky, complex crystal jauntily perched on quartz matrix from a recent, small find of this hard-to-get species.
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