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Barite in Calcite from Sterling Mine, Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 76692
Mineral:	Barite in Calcite
Locality:	Sterling Mine, Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado
Description:	Four lustrous transparent blue barite crystals to 33 mm in plate of lustrous transparent yellow calcite crystals to 1 mm. The barite crystals are prismatic form, with beveled prism and termination faces. The largest barite crystal was restored with glue. Collected ca. 1975. The calcite fluoresces and phosphoresces under UV illumination
Overall Size:	8x5.5x3 cm
Crystals:	1-33 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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