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1. Barite - Quartz

   Barite is well-known for its great range of colors and varied crystal habits. It is easily identifiable by its heavy weight, since most similar minerals are much lighter. It receives its name from the Greek word "barys" which means "heavy. Barite is the main ore of the element barium. It is also important in the manufacture of paper and rubber. Barite is also used in radiology for x-rays of the digestive system. When crushed, it is added to mud t...

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2. Jasper - Quartz

   Jasper is an opaque form of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline variety of the mineral Quartz. It often contains an abundance of impurities, and therefore some regard it as a rock instead of a mineral. These two rocks were found in Jefferson County Montana.

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3. Jasper and various Agate - Gypsum

   Left three rocks are Jasper which is an opaque rock of virtually any colour stemming from the mineral content of the original sediments or ash. Patterns arise during the consolidation. Jasper is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. The three rocks on the right are various agate which is almost always translucent (letting through some light when you shine a light on it) and have banding- thin visible layers. Often these bands form concentric r...

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4. Quartz Crystals - Quartz

   Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen, with a chemical composition of SiO2. It is the most abundant mineral in Earth's crust and is resistant to both chemical and physical weathering. When rocks weather away, the residual material usually contains quartz. This is why the sand at most of the world's beaches is quartz. The quartz crysals were found by Don Balser and donated to the Jefferson County Museum.

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5. Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones - Quartz

   A variety of 20 rocks, minerals and gemstones that could be found in Jefferson County Montana which include Iron Ore, Grafic Granite, Specular Hematite, Kona Dolomite, Wavellite, Petrified Wood, Satin Spar, Quartzite, Novaculite, Crystal Quartz, Apache Tear, Montana Agate, Ozarkite, Sulphur, Serpentine, Rose Quartz, Onyx, Limestone, Galena, and Granite.

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6. Rose Quartz - Quartz

   Rose Quartz is a pink form of quartz. It is also known as Hyaline Quartz. It has a pale pink coloring and a translucent transparency and a vitreous luster that was found in Jefferson County Montana.

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