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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

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite from Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 80848
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Meikle Mine, Rust Bucket pocket, Elko County, Nevada
Description:Lustrous transparent golden-yellow barite crystals to 50 mm with no attached matrix. The barite crystals are tabular rhombic form with beveled corner faces. The barite crystals fluoresce yellow-white under longwave ultraviolet illumination. Ex. Miller #M2155
Overall Size:6x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:10-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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