Baryite crystals are rare at the Sterling mine. This is a remarkably rich specimen for the locality.

The first photo shows a crystal 1.4 mm tall in the center. This crystal is also shown in the upper right of the third photo (FOV 5.3 x 3.8 mm). The second photo shows a 1.8 mm crystal from another part of the specimen.  Most crystrals are 1mm or less.

The crystals are very attractive under the scope, but hard to photograph because are very lustrous and it is almost impossible to avoid “blowouts” from so many reflections. But without reflections, the crystals don’t stand out from the background which has nearly the same color. The crystals will be much easier to view with a scope. But they are micro crystals. You will need 15-30X to view them properly

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