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Barite from Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

 
Barite from Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

Barite from Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

Barite from Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

Barite from Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 70096
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless barite crystals lining narrow cavities between curved plates of gray quartz with brown limonite and black manganese-oxide on the quartz. The barite crystals are elongates prisms with angled terminations. Ex. W. Keller #6146, acquired in 1993 from D. Leavitt, ex. Lee Clow collection
Overall Size:10x8x4 cm
Crystals:1-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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