SC1112 – Baryte from the Meikle Mine, Nevada, USA

Oct 12, 2024 | Baryte, Mineral Collection

Baryte crystals on matrix. Very sparkly in daylight and bright white fluorescence under longwave UV light. A lot of the crystals are broken or internally fractured, but they also show some interesting fluorescence zoning.
Locality: Meikle Mine, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA (Mindat)
MinID: KGJ-Q68
Size: 6.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
Weight: 94.32 g
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Label from Christensen Mineral Connection.