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Barite with Quartz from Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut

 
Barite with Quartz from Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut

Barite with Quartz from Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut

Barite with Quartz from Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 35039
Mineral:Barite with Quartz
Locality:Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut
Description:Bluish-gray translucent barite crystals lining a solution cavity in opaque white barite with small clusters of white quartz microcrystals in one corner. The barite crystals are chisel-point habit. From a one-time find at a private building site. Collected in 2006
Overall Size:7x7x5 cm
Crystals:.2-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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