Alforsite Mineral Gallery

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Alforsite: Ba5(PO4)3Cl

Comments: Three small grains of alforsite mounted on tape.
Location: La Madrelena, Baja California, Mexico. Scale: Not Given.
© Rhonda Spencer / ASDM Sonoran Desert Digital Library

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Alforsite: Ba5(PO4)3Cl  
Titantaramellite: Ba4(Ti,Fe+++,Fe++,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx X=0 TO 1, with Ti > Fe  
Sanbornite: BaSi2O5  
Celsian: BaAl2Si2O8

Comments: SEM image showing alforsite (al). Matrix composed by lamellar sanbornite (sa) and granular quartz (q). Rectangular crystal in the upper right corner is titantaramellite (ti) and isometric crystals included in sanbornite are celsian (ce).
Location: Trumbull Peak, near Incline, Mariposa Co., California, USA. Scale: See Image.
© Pavel M. Kartashov

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Alforsite: Ba5(PO4)3Cl

Comments: Three small grains of alforsite mounted on tape.
Location: La Madrelena, Baja California, Mexico. Scale: Not Given.
© Rhonda Spencer / ASDM Sonoran Desert Digital Library

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Alforsite: Ba5(PO4)3Cl  
Titantaramellite: Ba4(Ti,Fe+++,Fe++,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx X=0 TO 1, with Ti > Fe  
Sanbornite: BaSi2O5  
Celsian: BaAl2Si2O8

Comments: SEM image showing alforsite (al). Matrix composed by lamellar sanbornite (sa) and granular quartz (q). Rectangular crystal in the upper right corner is titantaramellite (ti) and isometric crystals included in sanbornite are celsian (ce).
Location: Trumbull Peak, near Incline, Mariposa Co., California, USA. Scale: See Image.
© Pavel M. Kartashov