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Object Name |
Barite |
Object Description |
Heavy cluster of thin opaque white plates of barite intersecting one another on a base of gray metallic cubic galena. Many blades have terminations covered with small black spherules of manganese oxide. This sample is included in the Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. and can be found on page 15. It was a part of the college's original acquisition from Thomas Cooper in 1821. |
Collector |
Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 |
Place of Origin |
Pennsylvania/Montgomery County/Perkiomen |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Barium sulfate |
Crystal System |
Orthorhombic |
Sp Grav. |
4.3-4.6 |
Hardness |
3 - 3.5 |
Luster |
Pearly |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Uneven |
People |
Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 |
Search Terms |
Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. |
Dimensions |
H-3.298 W-7.19 L-7.172 cm |
Catalog Number |
5488 |