AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Mexico > Fluorite on Quartz with Barite and Galena |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 48357 |
Mineral: | Fluorite on Quartz with Barite and Galena |
Locality: | Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico |
Description: | Transparent blue cubic fluorite crystals to 11 mm on white quartz with colorless translucent bladed barite crystals to 15 mm and gray galena to 21 mm. The fluorite in the lower center have thin quartz coating. Requires dark storage to prevent color fade. |
Overall Size: | 15x12x10 cm |
Crystals: | 5-21 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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