Crystal Prospect

tabular BARYTE - Cartersville, Georgia, USA

Lustrous tabular Baryte (Barite) crystals with a light blue tint to them.

Weakly fluorescent in SW UV, with a couple areas weak short lived phosphorescent.

ex Harold D. Levey "Mineral Hill" #51233, ex Fred J. Parker

from Cartersville, Cartersville Mining District, Bartow County, Georgia, USA

Measures approximately 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 inch, 2.53 oz / 38 x 38 x 25 mm, 72g

Price: 30.00 USD

Item # A0700214

To show the fluorescent response the specimen was illuminated using 6 watt 254nm (Short Wave) / 366nm (Long Wave) UVGL-58 lamp (you need a proper UV light source to observe the fluorescence, more powerful lamp = brighter response).