A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Barite, King's Creek, South Carolina |
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| Description | King's Creek, South Carolina, is in a well known gold-silver mining district. The deposits there are of the Kuroko type and it is not unusual to find barite associated with such ores. This rock sample is 100% barite, BaSO4. It is about 10 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ South Carolina. Near King's Creek. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #166. |
| Key words | barite, Kuroko, King's Creek, South Carolina |
| Tech details | 561 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 499 |
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