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Baryte & Quartz

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Baryte & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.4 × 9.5 × 7 cm
Description

You know, this combo is not often available on the market. I'll tell you why: most of this specimens were manipulated by radioactivity to turn the white quartz into smoky. I think you'll remember these fakes. But this is an original in very good size and quality.

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