Strontianite, Petroleum (Var: Bitumen), Quartz, Calcite

Specimen ID: 3PT-V4A

Mineral(s)
Strontianite : SrCO3
Quartz : SiO2
Calcite : CaCO3
Locality
As recorded:
KY 1638 roadcut, Muldraugh, Meade County, Kentucky, USA
Mindat locality:
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Strontianite colored with bitumen. At this locality, some geodes are filled with petroleum (sometimes light crude oil, other times it is dry). Specimen G413 collected by, and in collection of the photographer, Alan Goldstein. FOV = 2 cm. See close-up in another photo.
Alan Goldstein - 23rd December 2004
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