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Quartz epimorphs of Anhydrite from Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

 
Quartz epimorphs of Anhydrite from Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Quartz epimorphs of Anhydrite from Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Quartz epimorphs of Anhydrite from Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 35088
Mineral:Quartz epimorphs of Anhydrite
Locality:Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado
Description:Colorless quartz crystals up to 8 mm long that formed over large anhydrite crystals resulting in flat surfaces (casts) on the rear from the anhydrite that naturally dissolved away. Collected in the early 1980s
Overall Size:12x4x3 cm
Crystals:4-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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