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Baryte

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Baryte

Floater

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Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 9 × 4 cm
Description

Translucent yellow-golden lustrous barite crystals on matrix. This kind was only found in Mina Roata and is different from other romanian barite. Well crystallized and sharp terminated on all edges, also the backside, like a floater piece - only a small area was extracted from the rock. Fine specimen from an older german collection. No visible damage to report.

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Baryte

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