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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58391 |
| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent blue-gray barite crystals with steep, pointed termination with red-brown hematite inclusions in the surfaces of select crystal faces. The barite crystals formed over a hollow goethite core lined with dolomite-calcite. Ex. W. Keller #6151; ex. D. Leavitt collection |
| Overall Size: | 7x6.5x6.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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