Barite with Fluorite, Quartz

specimen number:
9081842

location:
Davis-Deardorf Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

description:

Very attractive and aesthetic example for this old locality with a cluster of orthorhombic tabular barite crystals 3.5 cm across on the top edge of this 10.5 x 9.0 x 4.0 cm fluorite and quartz crystal matrix. The fluorite crystals are very beautiful in a rosy purple color and measure to 1.5 cm in a diagonal, these are translucent. The matrix is coated with sparkling quartz all around. There is damage to the barite cluster on the upper right edge as seen. Shipping weight: 1.08 pounds. Ex Charles Noll collection.

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