Barite from Dee Mine, Elko County, Nevada
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72698
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| Mineral: | Barite
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| Locality: | Dee Mine, Elko County, Nevada |
| Description: | Cluster of lustrous transparent yellow-brown barite crystals with tan-colored clay in the crevices between the crystals. The barite crystals are rectangular form with dipyramidal beveled edge faces. Collected ca. 1995. Fluoresces pink-orange under 365 nm LW UV illumination and white under 254 nm SW UV illumination |
| Overall Size: | 6x4.5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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