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Hartsel blue barite

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Sky-blue barite crystals in South Park sediments dug for decades near Hartsel

Celebrated Colorado barite locality; productive ground is ranchland.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

open range weather

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