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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

DESCRIPTION:No. 37883
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Description:Several colorless barite crystals on a thin plate of brown matrix. The barite crystals are internally transparent and have glassy crystal faces. The largest crystal has a complex pyramidal termination - not the typical from this locality.
Overall Size:5x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:3-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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