Smithsonite after Calcite with Barite, Fluorite
specimen number:
1652416
location:
Wet Grooves Mine, Carperby-cum-Thoresby, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
description:
Mostly gemmy and lustrous crystals of fluorite to 1.0 cm in size on matrix with crystallized smithsonite replacing previous crystals of calcite. In good condition. Collected in 1992. Minor barite is present.
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