JH19165 Fresnoite 1.1cm Crystal, Junnila Mine, CA

Description

Up for bid is a rare Yellow-White fluorescing Fresnoite specimen from the Junnila Mine in San Benito County California. This specimen has a fractured Fresnoite crystal about 1.1cm across on matrix along with several smaller crystals. This may not seem large but the largest Fresnoite Crystal ever found was only 2.2cm! There is also a green fluorescing unknown.
Fresnoite is a rare barium, titanium silicate mineral. Mindat lists about 20 locations for it, but most of these only have Fresnoite in tiny specs. The Junnila Mine is considered the finest fresnoite-producing locality in the world and has crystals in the 0.5cm to 2.2cm range. The Junnila Mine was excavated extensively in 1998 and it is believed this specimen came from that operation.
Description: Fresnoite (FL Yellow-white SW), Unknown (FL Green SW)
Location: Junnila Mine, Clear Creak District, San Benito County, CA, USA
Size: 2.5" x 1.5" x 0.9"
Weight: 1.9 oz
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