Colorado Barite, clear, milky white, blue and green |
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Colorado Barite, clear, milky white, blue and green |
 Feb 22 2016, 01:57 PM
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Feb 22 2016, 02:13 PM
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Feb 22 2016, 02:16 PM
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Feb 22 2016, 02:18 PM
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Feb 22 2016, 02:20 PM
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Feb 22 2016, 04:11 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144 |
The title of this thread is missing a color. The beautiful golden orange of these bi-color crystals we found. Wait, blue and orange?....Sounds familiar....
I will from this point be calling them them Bronco Barite! Was really Mike's brain child, but I'm claiming it. Ha ha pun intended. -------------------- CP Lifetime Members
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Feb 22 2016, 06:30 PM
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The Barite dose not react with shortwave UV but the calcite from the area does.
Normal:
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Feb 22 2016, 06:34 PM
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Feb 22 2016, 06:44 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144 |
actually the Barite does have a slight green hue under the shortwave.
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Feb 22 2016, 06:58 PM
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Longwave:
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Feb 22 2016, 07:02 PM
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Bronco Barite under longwave
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Feb 22 2016, 07:06 PM
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Feb 23 2016, 06:33 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
Awesome pics James! I need to get a combo light like that. I wonder how the crystals on calcite would look with both long and shortwave at the same time.
I took some pics today of the Barite crystals after a quick washing in soapy water.
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Feb 23 2016, 06:54 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
Besides some minor damage from mother nature and a tiny nick from rolling out of the wall, this crystal is in very nice condition. It is very transparent, lustrous and colorful as far as Barite goes. I can't find another picture of anything quite like it from anywhere else in the world. I love Colorado!
Prismatic, bi-color Barite on Calcite. Photos in natural light.
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Feb 23 2016, 08:34 PM
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That thing is a find dreams are made of!
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