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Barite from Silverband Mine, Dunn Fell, Westmorland, Cumbria, England

 
Barite from Silverband Mine, Dunn Fell, Westmorland, Cumbria, England

Barite from Silverband Mine, Dunn Fell, Westmorland, Cumbria, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite from Silverband Mine, Dunn Fell, Westmorland, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 58396
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Silverband Mine, Dunn Fell, Westmorland, Cumbria, England
Description:Single crystal of transparent-to-translucent barite with blue-gray core zone and colorless outer zone and yellow at the termination tip. The barite crystal fluoresces white in the outer zones under SW UV illumination. Ex. W. Keller #6125; ex. Curt G. Segeler (1901-1989); ex. British Museum
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x0.8 cm
Crystals:55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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