Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite blue so it's not 100% pristine

so it's not 100% pristine

located several miles north of the Cashin Mine

Not only is this crystal over 4 cm in length

but as you can see from the photos

Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite blue so it's not 100% pristineA 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