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Barite from Meikle Mine, Rustbucket Pocket, 1375 level, Elko County, Nevada

 
Barite from Meikle Mine, Rustbucket Pocket, 1375 level, Elko County, Nevada

Barite from Meikle Mine, Rustbucket Pocket, 1375 level, Elko County, Nevada

Barite from Meikle Mine, Rustbucket Pocket, 1375 level, Elko County, Nevada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite from Meikle Mine, Rustbucket Pocket, 1375 level, Elko County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 37300
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Meikle Mine, Rustbucket Pocket, 1375 level, Elko County, Nevada
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow barite crystals fully crystallized on all sides of a knob of gray sulfide-rich matrix. The barite crystals are tabular rhombohedral form with beveled corner faces and glassy crystal surfaces. Collected October-December 2003
Overall Size:9x8x7 cm
Crystals:10-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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