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Barite from Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut

 
Barite from Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut

Barite from Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite from Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 35063
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut
Description:Rare matrix specimen of transparent prismatic barite crystals with glassy prism faces and complex, etched terminations. This barite fluoresces under UV illumination. Collected in 2006
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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