New Minerals Approved by the IMA

Benitoite Mine, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, USA
  Barioperovskite, IMA No. 2006-040:  
  Ma & Rossman (2008) Barioperovskite, BaTiO₃, a new mineral from the Benitoite Mine, California. American Mineralogist 93, 154-157.


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Blue Bell claims near Baker, San Bernardino County, California
  Plumbophyllite, IMA 2008-025
  Kampf AR, Rossman GR, Housley RM (2009) Plumbophyllite, a new species from the Blue Bell claims near Baker, San Bernardino County, California. American Mineralogist 94, 1198-1204.

Esquire #8 claim, Fresno County, California
  name not released
 Kampf AR, Dunning GE, Rossman GR, Steele IM, Pluth JJ (2009) "A new mineral", [Ba₆(PO₄)₂(CO₃)] [Fe²⁺₇(OH)4Fe³⁺2O2(SiO₃)₈,  from the Esquire #8 claim, Fresno County, California.