{"id":6325,"date":"2024-11-05T13:14:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perssonrareminerals.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6325"},"modified":"2025-07-13T20:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T03:57:15","slug":"baryte-calcite-elk-creek-meade-county-south-dakota-usa","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/perssonrareminerals.com\/?product=baryte-calcite-elk-creek-meade-county-south-dakota-usa","title":{"rendered":"Baryte, Calcite: Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Species: Baryte, Calcite<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Locality: Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Size: 14 x 10 x 7.5 cm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Baryte specimens from the Elk Creek area on the east side of South Dakota&#8217;s Black Hills are considered some of the finest in the world and for good reason. Glassy, almost cut gem-like transparency and luster combined with large size and stunning architecture make for memorable specimens. This is an outstanding large example which has been expertly trimmed and cleaned to create a truly aesthetic result. The baryte crystals are up to 10 cm. and doubly-terminated, with one crystal diverging in a striking manner from the central one. No repairs or restorations. Ex. Martin Jensen collection. Mark Cross photo.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Species: Baryte, Calcite Locality: Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, USA Size: 14 x 10 x 7.5 cm.\u00a0 Baryte specimens from the Elk Creek area on the east side of South Dakota&#8217;s Black Hills are considered some of the finest in the world and for good reason. Glassy, almost cut gem-like transparency and luster combined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11512,"template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perssonrareminerals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/6325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perssonrareminerals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perssonrareminerals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perssonrareminerals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perssonrareminerals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}