Detailed information
Dimensions
28 x 15 x 5
mm
Locality
Dalmellington Mine, Frizington West Cumberland Iron Field Cumbria, England
Condition
No recorded repairs
An individually mounted large thumbnail specimen of two, parallel, off-matrix, ice-clear terminated Baryte crystals from Dalmellington mine, just south of Frizington in west Cumbria, England. The overall measurements of the specimen is 2.8 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm although the actual thickness of each Baryte blade is close to 2 mm. Both crystals are totally colourless and transparent to the point of being gemmy and have perfect bevelled and flat terminations. This specimen is far from typical of that normally associated with Dalmellington mine but is still thought to be from here. The specimen is mounted vertically on a bevelled, square acrylic base. Ex Hans Englebrecht Collection, no. 4532. An older number label (no. 1106) is affixed to the crystal.
