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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 65165 |
| Mineral: | Quartz with pseudomorphic casts |
| Locality: | Ouray District, Ouray County, Colorado |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 11 mm lining the surfaces of pseudomorphic casts after a bladed mineral, possibly barite. That mineral formed first, was overgrown with quartz, when it dissolved it left impressions of flat crystal faces. Ex. D. Miller collection #M133 |
| Overall Size: | 9x5.5x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-11 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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