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Baryte

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Baryte

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Locality: 
Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 4 × 1.5 cm
Description

 A very nice somewhat clear barite crystal with multiple terminations. These crystals occur in concretions within the Mancos Shale fm. and share the space with scorpions, black widow spiders and even an occasional rattlresnake.

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What's on the rock

Baryte

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