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Sanbornite (Type Locality) & Gillespite (old - rare Ba-silicates)
- Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Mariposa Co., California
- Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 10/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/09/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sanbornite and gillespite are rare Ba-silicates and this rich and excellent old-timer is from this obscure deposit, the Type Locality for sanbornite. Pearlescent white sanbornite plate richly cover the piece and are colorfully accented by the scattered masses of strawberry-red gillespite. Sanbornite was discovered in 1932. Ex Morris Cooper and Columbia University Collections. Uncommon and fine.