Barite
Gallery Location
Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures
Geography: Place Collected
North America, Canada, Ontario, Hastings County, Madoc, Kilpatrick
Dimensions
17 x 14 x 6 cm
Object number
ROMESM11170
Credit Line
Gift of T.L. Walker
Department
Natural History: Minerals & Gems
Description
Barite normally crystallizes into nice, recognizable, tabular crystals. This Barite specimen from Kilpatrick, Ontario, was formed in this vermiform mass, vermiform meaning “worm shaped”.
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