| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Quartz with pseudomorphic molds after Barite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70362 |
| Mineral: | Quartz with pseudomorphic molds after Barite |
| Locality: | Brookdale Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent colorless quartz crystals, with brown limonite coating on select surfaces. The quartz has pseudomorph molds after barite crystals on the end. The barite crystallized first, quartz grew over the barite, then the barite dissolved away. Collected ca. 1990 |
| Overall Size: | 5x4x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 4-11 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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