Barite with Calcite, Marcasite
specimen number:
8811377
location:
Capital quarry, Rolla, Phelps Co., Missouri, USA
description:
Pale yellow gemmy tabular crystals of barite to 3.0 cm in size on a brecciated matrix with crystals of calcite and golden crystallized pyrite. This is in good condition and a very good example from this find. This would have been collected in the early to mid 1990s. Good examples are rarely seen available today. This is fluorescent under longwave ultraviolet light.
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