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Barite with phantom-growth zones from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

 
Barite with phantom-growth zones from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

Barite with phantom-growth zones from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

Barite with phantom-growth zones from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

Barite with phantom-growth zones from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

Barite with phantom-growth zones from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 72993
Mineral:Barite with phantom-growth zones
Locality:Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China
Description:Lustrous grayish-yellow pseudo-rhombohedral barite crystals in parallel orientation with contact on the bottom edge where they were attached. The barite crystals have transparent outer zones with internal translucent phantom-growth zones. Ex. Park McGinty collection; collected ca. 1995.
Overall Size:7x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:10-38 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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