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B: Barite
Aurelio Acevedo
Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA, United States
Barite usually forms crystals but when it forms in arid sandy conditions, sand grains become entrapped within. This leads to flattened, opaque layers that resemble the petals of a rose.
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- Title: B: Barite
- Creator: Aurelio Acevedo
- Location Created: Cambridge, Massachusetts
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