AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Dakota > Barite on Calcite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 45170 |
Mineral: | Barite on Calcite |
Locality: | Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota |
Description: | Several lustrous transparent golden-brown barite crystals on yellow calcite-coated matrix. Both the calcite and barite fluoresce under UV illumination. For more information see: Famous Mineral Localities- Elk Creek, South Dakota in Min. Record v.18 #7. |
Overall Size: | 7x6x5.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-35 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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