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Baryte

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Baryte

ex H.L. Prior collection.

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Description
Locality: 
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

A sparkly cluster of golden barite coating every nook and cranny of the limonitic matrix. The crystals range in size up to 7mm and have an excellent lustre. Some are transparent most are translucent.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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