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Calcite & Baryte On Amethyst

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Calcite & Baryte On Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 8.5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Very rare: tiny baryte crystals in an amethyst vug with very good orange calcite crystals (fluorescent!). It's almost impossible to get any baryte samples from the Juchem Quarry. I have only seen one other specimen.There are in fact three baryte crystal sheafs on this specimen, of which only one is pictured clearly.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Baryte

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

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple

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