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Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Danby Level, Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Clusters of sharp 'spear-tip' baryte crystals lining an open cavity in vuggy matrix. The attractive pale yellowish colour is rare for the location as most of the baryte from here is white. A nice specimen from a classic English locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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