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Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.5 × 3.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
7.50cm
Description

A true American classic ! Nice root-beer colored barite crystals up to 7.5 cm on a golden yellow calcite matrix. The crystals show good clarity and are nicely terminated with only some very minor damage.
An excellent piece from my own collection and purchased many years ago from South Dakota based dealer Tom Loomis

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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

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