| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Quartz pseudomorphs after Barite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58274 |
| Mineral: | Quartz pseudomorphs after Barite |
| Locality: | Keystone Claim, San Juan County, Colorado |
| Description: | Translucent white quartz pseudomorphs after tabular rhombohedral barite crystals to 22 mm. Thin bladed barite crystals formed first, then were overgrown by small quartz crystals, finally the barite dissolved leaving hollow epimorphs. Ex. A. Stevenson (1916-2007) collection #2285 |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x3.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-22 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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