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Quartz Psm Baryte

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Quartz Psm Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Puru Consolidated Claim, Waiomu, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 7.8 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Weight: 
78.00gr
Description

Quartz pseudomorphs of tabular mineral overgrowing comb quartz. The tabular shape suggests the original mineral was barite. A broken plate  reveals the blades have a narrow void core. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

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