Barite with Calcite

specimen number:
4591136

location:
George Bush pocket, Meikle mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA

description:
Impressive lustrous large crystals of translucent barite to 6.0 cm in size across the top of a crystallized calcite matrix. This is complete all around and in very good condition as seen. The specimen came from what is known as the George Bush pocket, named after the former first president George Bush who is said to have been visiting the mine at the time that they hit this Pocket. This would have taken place in the late 1990s.

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