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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 43246 |
| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Transparent colorless barite crystals with glassy crystal faces crystallized on one face of brown matrix with minor purple fluorite. The barite crystals are in rosettes of chisel-shaped crystals and the specimen stands upright without support. Ex. Roy A. Smith (1935-2014) collection |
| Overall Size: | 9x7x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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