Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite ex and even the highly desirable

and even the highly desirable and rarely seen RED

bladed crystals on all sides

Specimen # BOL711B145

the one most desirable phosphate species extant

Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite ex and even the highly desirableA beautiful small cabinet sized specimen from the famous Silver Point Mine that produced some of the most well known Quartz casts from the state. These specimens have been labeled as being Quartz after Baryte pseudomorphs but, given the fact that Baryte is chemically inert and nearly impossible to dissolve, it is almost certain that these pseudomorphs are Quartz replacing Anhydrite. Finally, it appears that somebody else is on board with me as I read