| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Barite on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 24087 |
| Mineral: | Barite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Black Cloud Mine, Leadville District, Lake County, Colorado |
| Description: | Gray quartz crystals up to 18 mm long with scattered crystals of golden barite up to 8 mm, with minor pyrite crystals. The gray color in the quartz is due to a partial coating of galena microcrystals trapped in a thin quartz overgrowth. Bottom sawn flat. |
| Overall Size: | 4x4x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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