Sanbornite, Celsian

Specimen ID: V26-CVL

Mineral(s)
Sanbornite : BaSi2O5
Celsian : Ba(Al2Si2O8)
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Mindat locality:
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White pearly sanbornite on transparent/translucent celsian matrix. Modified by CombineZP This photo consists of several exposures combined to increase depth of field. Camera: Nikon D3300 body on a Zeiss Standard microscope frame. Objective: Zeiss Plan 1x/0.04na with an Olympus NFK 2.5x projective ocular. Micromount specimen purchased on eBay from rocks2dust. Identified by collector.
Jesse Crawford - 20th June 2017
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