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Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada

 
Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada

Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada

Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 42171
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada
Description:Transparent golden-yellow barite crystals with glassy crystal surfaces on minor limonite matrix. The barite crystals are flattened (tabular) rhombohedrons. One crystal on the right has a contact on the corner where it intersected an adjacent crystal. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #570; acquired in 1999
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:5-29 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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