Bastnäsite-(Ce), Dolomite, Baryte
Mountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Strongly fractured Bastnäsite-(Ce) crystals (various interference colors) in fine-grained matrix consisting mainly of ferreous dolomite (spotty dark-brown) and baryte (white to grey interference colors). Thin section, transmitted plane polarized light digital image, with crossed polarizers, width of image 8 mm.
G. Grundmann collection and ...
© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.