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Barite from Paga Mine, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia

 
Barite from Paga Mine, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia

Barite from Paga Mine, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia

Barite from Paga Mine, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite from Paga Mine, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia

DESCRIPTION:No. 65255
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Paga Mine, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia
Description:Translucent gray barite crystals with chisel-shaped terminations with minor brown limonite stains in the crevices. The barite crystals fluoresce white in areas under SW UV illumination. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1529. See locatity article: The Cartersville District: Georgia’s Longest Continuously Active Mining Location in Matrix, vol. 11 #4, 2003
Overall Size:6.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:4-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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