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Quartz Psm Baryte

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Quartz Psm Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Old Brandley Mine, Catbells, Keswick, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

Barite of the typical 'coxcomb' habit have been completely replaced by quartz.
An Interesting, unusual and not unattractive specimen from Catbells Fell in the English Lake District. Those of you familiar with the stories of Beatrix Potter will know there is a door on the side of Catbells where Mrs. Tiggy Winkle the hedgehog washer woman lives. There is however no evidence to suggest that Mrs. Tiggy Winkle is the collector of this specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Baryte

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