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Barite with Hematite inclusions from Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England

 
Barite with Hematite inclusions from Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England

Barite with Hematite inclusions from Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England

Barite with Hematite inclusions from Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England

Barite with Hematite inclusions from Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 41777
Mineral:Barite with Hematite inclusions
Locality:Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England
Description:Translucent blue-gray barite crystals with red-brown hematite inclusions in some faces. The barite crystals have lustrous faces and are in groups of parallel crystals. One crystal is incomplete. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #63; ex. Smithsonian; ex. Carl Bosch (1874-1940); mined in 1883
Overall Size:10x7x4 cm
Crystals:1-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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