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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 40417 |
| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico |
| Description: | Bladed white barite crystals with a red-brown coating of iron-oxides. On some of the ends of the barite crystals the oxide coating has flaked off revealing the white barite. Other areas have colorless calcite on the crystal tips. |
| Overall Size: | 6x6x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-15.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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