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Description: Baryte, Galena, Pyrite Locality: Huaron Mining District, San Jose de Huayllay District, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Department, Peru (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 5.8 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm. A stunningly pretty specimen of translucent, bladed baryte crystals framing a field of shockingly lustrous, wonderfully hoppered crystals of galena. The galenas and barytes sit on a base of golden pyrite, which adds a pretty color accent around the edges.
Title: Baryte-Galena-Pyrite-203072
Credit: http://www.mindat.org/photo-203072.html
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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