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Barite from Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru

 
Barite from Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru

Barite from Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite from Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 37848
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco Department, Peru
Description:Lustrous transparent barite crystals up to 17 mm on matrix coated with dolomite crystals up to 1 mm. The barite crystals are greenish-gray, bladed habit with beveled edges and fluoresce under UV illumination.
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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