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Baryte

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Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Maine Mine, Cordesse, Lucenay-l'Evêque, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6.8 × 5.8 cm
Description

Large, heavy olive-green barite crystal from an old find of the Le Maine Mine, France. High-gloss faces with a fine structure make the crystal attractive and vivid. With backlit the crystal shows a green color (third photo). Amazing size from this location!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White