| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Barite and Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72004 |
| Mineral: | Barite and Calcite |
| Locality: | Guerrero Mine, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent blue-gray bladed barite crystals to 18 mm with overgrowth of a group of translucent pale-brown calcite crystals to 8 mm. The barite are rhombic blades with internal phantom-growth zones of varying color intensity. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 6x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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