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Baryte Quartz & Pyrite

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Baryte Quartz & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 12.5 × 9 cm
Description

A cluster of white zoned baryte blades with colourless quartz crystals and a complex pyrite crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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

Quartz

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5