A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Massive barite from Mina, Nevada, USA |
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| Description | Although many of the best samples of barite are individual crystals or bladed aggregates in interesting shapes, barite is sometimes a rock-forming mineral. Here we see a piece of a chemical sedimentary rock almost entirely made of fine grained barite. It has been stained by iron oxide. Massive barite forms by precipitation, in a manner analagous to gypsum or anhydrite beds. This sample is 8 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Nevada ▹ Mineral. Near Mina. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-06-04. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #882. |
| Key words | barite, Nevada |
| Tech details | 586 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 582 |
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