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Barite from Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa

 
Barite from Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa

Barite from Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa

Barite from Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa

Barite from Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa

Barite from Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa

DESCRIPTION:No. 75831
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa
Description:Complex cluster of intersecting lustrous transparent yellow-gray barite crystals with opaque gray surfaces on the rear where they were attached to the surrounding limestone. The barite crystals have yellow-metallic pyrite microcrystal inclusions. Collected in 2011-2012
Overall Size:7.5x6x1.5 cm
Crystals:10-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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