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Baryte Psm Fossil Shell

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Baryte Psm Fossil Shell

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Steinhardt, Bad Sobernheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.2 × 3.3 cm
Description

Crystallized baryte replacing a fossil shell core. In parts the translucent baryte crystals are clearly visible. Includes sand particles. Little dings on one side.

Tertiary. About 38 million years old.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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

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