Formula: BaSi2O5
Origin of name: for F.Sanborn, American mineralogist
Crystal system: orthorhombic
Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2m
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Colour: white to colourless
Diaphaneity: semitransparent
Luster: pearly
Habit: crystals, anhedral plates to 3 cm
Hardness: 5
Specific gravity: 3.77
Cleavage: none
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