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Baryte & Dolomite

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Baryte & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Frizington, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
4 × 17 × 9 cm
Description

Greyish baryte crystals with red-brown hematite inclusions on light brown dolomite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White