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Quartz Psm Baryte

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Quartz Psm Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Aesthetic cabinet sample of baryte partially replaced by quartz. Largest crystals are up to 1.2 cm across. Nice collection sample.

Ex collection of Milan Okruhlica

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