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Barite from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England

 
Barite from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England

Barite from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England

Barite from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England

Barite from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England

Barite from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England

Barite from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Barite from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 82098
Mineral:Barite
Locality:Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England
Description:Lustrous translucent yellowish-white bladed barite crystals, in a rosette-shaped formation of oriented crystals, with no matrix attached. Microscopic brown crystals, possibly goethite pseudomorphs, are scattered over the surfaces of the barite crystals. Collected by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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