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Barite from Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada

 
Barite from Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada

Barite from Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada

Barite from Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada

Barite from Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada

Barite from Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 65391
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow barite crystals with remnants of gray sulfide-rich matrix included in the bottom. The barite crystals are tabular pseudo-rhombohedral form with truncated {011} corner faces. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1731
Overall Size:5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:5-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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