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Barite from Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado

 
Barite from Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado

Barite from Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado

Barite from Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado

Barite from Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite from Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 77028
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless barite crystal on brown matrix coated with limonite-encrusted rhombic dolomite crystals to 1 mm. Originally acquired in August 1994
Overall Size:26x25x24 mm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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