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Barite, Dolomite, Pyrite from Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru

 
Barite, Dolomite, Pyrite from Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru

Barite, Dolomite, Pyrite from Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite, Dolomite, Pyrite from Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 35410
Mineral:Barite, Dolomite, Pyrite
Locality:Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru
Description:Brilliantly lustrous transparent barite crystals up to 20 mm on matrix coated with dolomite crystals up to 3 mm with scattered pyrite microcrystals. The barite crystals are greenish-gray, bladed habit with beveled edges. Very attractive.
Overall Size:8x8x7 cm
Crystals:.5-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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