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Quartz & Baryte

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Quartz & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Castelluccio di Moscheda, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.8 × 3.5 cm
Description

Rare blue-gray quartz crystals on matrix partially covered with bright beige barite. The crystals are highly glossy and transparent. There is one exposed and well terminated main crystal. The area is closed since many years and even before that it was difficult to find good pieces.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White