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Gillespite

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Gillespite

El Rosario, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Gillespite

El Rosario, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Gillespite

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

El Rosario, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Gillespite

El Rosario, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Gillespite

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

El Rosario, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Gillespite

El Rosario, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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About GillespiteHide

Formula:
BaFe2+Si4O10
Hardness:
4
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Name:
Named in 1922 by Waldemar T. Schaller in honor of Mr. Frank Gillespie of Richardson, Alaska who collected the type specimen from a moraine near a claim he had staked.
This page provides mineralogical data about Gillespite.


Classification of GillespiteHide

IMA status:
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Strunz 8th ed.:
8/H.02-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
9.EA.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
A : Single nets of tetrahedra with 4-, 5-, (6-), and 8-membered rings
Dana 8th ed.:
71.2.3.2

71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
2 : Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
Hey's CIM Ref.:
14.7.7

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
7 : Silicates of Ba, Sr and Zn

Pronounciation of GillespiteHide

Pronounciation:
PlayRecorded byCountry
Jolyon & Katya RalphUnited Kingdom

Physical Properties of GillespiteHide

Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale

Optical Data of GillespiteHide

Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.621 nε = 1.619
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.002
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate

Chemical Properties of GillespiteHide

Formula:
BaFe2+Si4O10
Elements listed:
Ba, Fe, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Al,Mn

Crystallography of GillespiteHide

Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.49 Å, c = 16.05 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 2.143
Unit Cell V:
900.41 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Type Occurrence of GillespiteHide

Other Language Names for GillespiteHide

Relationship of Gillespite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Gillespite Group
Other Members of this group:
CuprorivaiteCaCuSi4O10Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/ncc
EffenbergeriteBaCuSi4O10Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/ncc
WesselsiteSrCuSi4O10Tet.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sanbornite43 photos of Gillespite associated with Sanbornite on mindat.org.
Celsian5 photos of Gillespite associated with Celsian on mindat.org.
Pellyite4 photos of Gillespite associated with Pellyite on mindat.org.
Taramellite3 photos of Gillespite associated with Taramellite on mindat.org.
Titantaramellite3 photos of Gillespite associated with Titantaramellite on mindat.org.
Quartz3 photos of Gillespite associated with Quartz on mindat.org.
Alforsite2 photos of Gillespite associated with Alforsite on mindat.org.
Sulphur2 photos of Gillespite associated with Sulphur on mindat.org.
Anandite1 photo of Gillespite associated with Anandite on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

9.EA.05CuprorivaiteCaCuSi4O10Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/ncc
9.EA.05EffenbergeriteBaCuSi4O10Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/ncc
9.EA.05WesselsiteSrCuSi4O10Tet.
9.EA.10EkaniteCa2ThSi8O20Tet. 4 2 2 : I4 2 2
9.EA.15Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2OTet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mnc
9.EA.15Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2OTet.
9.EA.15Fluorapophyllite-(Na)NaCa4(Si8O20)F · 8H2OOrth.
9.EA.20MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2OMon.
9.EA.25DalyiteK2ZrSi6O15Tric.
9.EA.25DavaniteK2TiSi6O15Tric.
9.EA.30Sazhinite-(Ce)Na2CeSi6O14•6H2O
9.EA.30Sazhinite-(La)Na3La[Si6O15] · 2H2OOrth. mm2 : Pmm2
9.EA.35ArmstrongiteCaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2OMon.
9.EA.40OkeniteCa10Si18O46 · 18H2OTric. 1 : P1
9.EA.45NekoiteCa3Si6O15·7H2OTric. 1 : P1
9.EA.50CavansiteCa(VO)Si4O10 · 4H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.EA.55PentagoniteCa(VO)Si4O10 · 4H2OOrth. mm2
9.EA.60PenkvilksiteNa4Ti2Si8O22 · 4H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
9.EA.60TumchaiteNa2Zr(Si4O11) · 2H2OMon.
9.EA.65NabesiteNa2BeSi4O10 · 4H2OOrth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
9.EA.70Ajoite(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2OTric.
9.EA.75ZeravshaniteNa2Cs4Zr3[Si18O45]*2H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EA.80Bussyite-(Ce)(Ce,REE)3(Na,H2O)6MnSi9Be5(O,OH)30F4Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EA.85PlumbophyllitePb2Si4O10 · H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

71.2.3.1CuprorivaiteCaCuSi4O10Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/ncc
71.2.3.3EffenbergeriteBaCuSi4O10Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/ncc
71.2.3.4ChromphylliteK(Cr,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

14.7.1SanborniteBa2(Si4O10)Orth.
14.7.2KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2OMon.
14.7.3WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)Tric.
14.7.4MacdonalditeBaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2OOrth.
14.7.5EricssoniteBaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)Mon. 2/m : B2/m
14.7.6Ericssonite-2OBaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)Orth.
14.7.8AndrémeyeriteBaFe2+2(Si2O7)Mon.
14.7.9PellyiteBa2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17Orth.
14.7.10TaikaniteSr3BaMn2+2(Si4O12)O2Mon.
14.7.11WillemiteZn2SiO4Trig. 3 : R3
14.7.12HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2OOrth. mm2 : Imm2
14.7.13ZincsiliteZn3(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
14.7.14HardystoniteCa2Zn(Si2O7)Tet. 4 2m : P4 21m
14.7.15PetedunniteCa(Zn,Mn2+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6Mon.
14.7.16ClinohedriteCaZn(SiO4) · H2OMon. m : Bb
14.7.17JunitoiteCaZn2Si2O7 · H2OOrth. mm2
14.7.18LarsenitePbZnSiO4Orth. mm2 : Pna21
14.7.19EsperitePbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3Mon. 2/m : P21/b
14.7.20HodgkinsoniteMn2+Zn2(SiO4)(OH)2Mon.
14.7.21GerstmanniteMnMgZn(SiO4)(OH)2Orth.
14.7.22GageiteMn21(Si4O12)2O3(OH)20Mon. 2/m
14.7.23FranklinfurnaceiteCa2Fe3+Mn2+3Mn3+(Zn2Si2O10)(OH)8Mon. 2 : B2

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for GillespiteHide

Reference List:
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Schaller, W.T. (1922) Gillespite, a new mineral. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences: 12: 7-8.
Schaller, W.T. (1929) The properties and associated minerals of gillespite. American Mineralogist: 14: 319-322.
Pabst, Adolf (1942), The unit cell and space group of gillespite: Am. Min.: 28: 372-390; …(abstract): American Mineralogist: 26: 199 (1941).
Pabst, Adolf (1958), The structure of leached gillespite: American Mineralogist: 43: 970-980.
Hazen, R.M. & C.W. Burnham (1974), The crystal structure of gillespite I and II: a structure determination at high pressure: American Mineralogist: 59: 1166-1174.
Hazen, R.M. (1977), Mechanisms of transformation and twinning in gillespite at high pressure: American Mineralogist: 62: 528-533.

Internet Links for GillespiteHide

Localities for GillespiteHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada
 
  • Yukon
    • Watson Lake mining district
      • Itsi Mt.
        • Wilson Lake
Canadian Mineralogist:11:444; Canadian Mineralogist22:653-658; Alfors, J.T. & Pabst, A. (1984): Titanian taramellites in western North America, American Mineralogist, 69, 358-373.
Mexico
 
  • Baja California
    • Ensenada Municipality
      • 62 kilometers southeast of Ensenada
        • near El Alamo
Dunning et al. (2018)
No reference listed
    • Tres Pozos
American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984
USA (TL)
 
  • Alaska
    • Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
      • Alaska Range
J.Washington Acad.Sci.(1922) 12, 7-8; Amer. Mineral (1929) 14:319-322
  • California
    • Fresno Co.
      • Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District
        • Rush Creek deposit
Anonymous (1963), Core drilling at Rush Creek completed: California Division Mines, Mineral Information Service: 16(1): 11; Stinson, Melvin Clarence & J.T. Alfors (1964), New minerals from Fresno County – I: California Division Mines & Geology Mineral Information Service.: 17: 235-238; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 359, 381.
Mineralogical Record (2002): 33: 161.; Canadian Mineralogist (2001): 39:1053-1058.; Kampf, A.R., Rossman, G.R., Steele, I.M., Pluth, J.J., Dunning, G.E., Walstrom, R.E. (2010): Devitoite, a new heterophyllosilicate with astrophyllite-like layers from eastern Fresno County, California. The Canadian Mineralogist: 48: 29-40.
Bob Walstrom, p.c.
    • Mariposa Co.
      • East Belt
        • Clearing House Mining District
          • Clearing House
            • Trumbull Peak
Rogers, A.F. (1932) Sanbornite, a new barium silicate mineral from Maricopa County, California. American Mineralogist: 17: 171.; Murdoch, J. and Webb, R.W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966). California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 359, 385.; American Mineralogist (1981) 66: 1050-1053.; Canadian Mineralogist (1984) 22: 653-658.; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1999) Barium silicate minerals from Trumbull Peak, Mariposa County, California. Mineralogical Record: 30(6): 411-417.; Jambor, J.L. and Roberts, A.C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 87: 765-768.
    • Tulare Co.
      • Dumtah
Pabst, Adolf (1978) Zur morphologie des taramellits. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 25: 248; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 464, 466.
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