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Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

 
Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 18980
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite
Locality:Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado
Description:Quartz epimorph after a 8 cm anhydrite crystal. The surface is covered with 3-9 mm colorless quartz crystals. The inside is hollow where the anhydrite was (now dissolved away naturally). One corner is open to show the hollow interior. Collected in 1943.
Overall Size:9x9x3 cm
Crystals:3-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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